Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim

Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim (ישיבת אור ירושלים) is an Israeli yeshiva or religious educational institution for the study of Judaism. It caters to English-speaking students spending a year in Israel after high school.[1] It is located on Moshav Beit Meir, 9 miles (14 km) west of Jerusalem.

The beit midrash at Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim

Programs

The yeshiva encourages and offers leadership training seminars and is affiliated with the Yeshiva University Israel yeshiva program, particularly for those from a Modern Orthodox and Religious Zionist background. Many Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools list this yeshiva as an option to choose from for a post-high school year of study.[2][3][4]

During the summer the yeshiva houses the NCSY summer kollel program.

Publications

Various publications are put out by the yeshiva, such as the journal Jewish Thought in conjunction with the Orthodox Union[5] in the United States.

Faculty

The faculty is headed by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky who serves as the rosh yeshiva ("head/dean") and a large staff of rabbis.

Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky

Prior to moving to Israel, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky, Ed.D., previously served as an instructor of Talmud at Ohr Torah Institute in Riverdale, New York, and as the founding rabbi of Congregation Shomrei Emunah of Englewood, New Jersey.[6] In addition to being the rosh yeshiva of Ohr Yerushalayim, he is also widely published author of scholarly articles and lectures widely in the United States and Israel. He co-authored The Book of Jewish Thought.[7]

He is quoted and published on the Yeshiva University's (YU) website YUTorah Online,[8] the Orthodox Union's (OU) website Torah Insights,[9] and Torah Tidbits[10] and is reference for information on the Rabbinical Council of America's (RCA) website.

Sosevsky has been cited in scholarly works, such as Commandments and Concerns: Jewish Religious Education in Secular Society.[11] His writings have been published on websites, journals and newsletters of synagogues, such as the National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) Rabbis In Israel, of which he is a member,[12] and in Jewish organizations, such as Israel National News[13][14] and others. He has been interviewed on various Jewish radio shows such as the "Nachum Segal Show" (JM in the AM) on WFMU.[15]

References
  1. "Yeshivot: Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim". Maven Search. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. Fuchs Mizrachi School. "Yeshivot/Midrashot". Fuchs Mizrachi School. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. Kohelet Yeshiva High School. "Israel: Yeshivot Midrashot". Kohelet Yeshiva High School. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. The Frisch School. "Israel/Israel schools". The Frisch School. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim (1993). Jewish thought, Volumes 3-4. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in conjunction with Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim, 1993. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. Sosevsky, Moshe (September 22, 2004). "Eretz Yisrael and the Yom Kippur Liturgy". Israel National News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  7. Chaim Eisen/Moshe Sosevsky (1991). The Book of Jewish Though. Orthodox Union & Ohr Yerushalayim. ISBN 1879016109.
  8. YU Torah Online. "R' Moshe Chaim Sosevsky". Yeshiva University. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  9. Torah Insights. "Parshat Shelach: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky". Orthodox Union. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  10. Torah Tidbits. "Shabbat Parshat SH'LACH: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky". Orthodox Union. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  11. Rosenak, Michael (2011-01-01). Commandments and Concerns: Jewish Religious Education in Secular Society. The Jewish Publication Society, 1987. ISBN 9780827611085. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  12. Sosevky, Moshe. "647 Days of Captivity for Israeli MIA's Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit (PDF)" (PDF). NCYI. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  13. Sosevsky, Moshe Chaim (September 22, 2004). "Judaism". Israel National News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  14. Sosevsky, Moshe Chaim (August 30, 2007). "Judaism". Israel National News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  15. WFMU. "Playlist for Jewish Moments in the Morning with Nachum Segal - January 18, 2006". WFMU. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

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