Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem)

For similary named institutions, see Pressburg Yeshiva.
Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem
Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג
The yeshiva exterior, in 2019
Location
Map
Givat Shaul, Jerusalem

Israel
Coordinates31°47′28.79″N 35°11′40.66″E / 31.7913306°N 35.1946278°E / 31.7913306; 35.1946278
Information
TypeYeshiva and synagogue
Religious affiliation(s)Orthodox Judaism
(Nusach Ashkenaz)
Established1950
FounderRabbi Akiva Sofer
Rosh yeshivaRabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer-Schreiber
GenderMales
LanguageHebrew

The Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem (Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג) is an Orthodox yeshiva, with synagogue, located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem, in Israel.[1]

Overview

The yeshiva was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as the Daas Sofer), a great-grandson of Rabbi Moses Sofer (the Chasam Sofer), who established the original Pressburg Yeshiva in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1807. Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer served as Rosh yeshiva until his death in 2017, and was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer-Schreiber, who also serves as Rosh kollel.[2]

The yeshiva building includes a yeshiva ketana, yeshiva gedola, and kollel.

The main beis medrash doubles as a synagogue where some neighborhood residents also pray on Shabbat. The complex also includes a general neighborhood synagogue which functions as Givat Shaul's main Ashkenazi synagogue.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bloomberg, Jon (August 16, 2004). The Jewish World In The Modern Age. Ktav Pub Inc. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-88125-844-8. Pressburg Yeshiva Jerusalem.
  2. ^ "דור שישי ל'חתם סופר': גאב"ד פרשבורג זצ"ל".

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