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Kerem B'Yavneh
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh ( he, ישיבת כרם ביבנה, lit. ''Vineyard in Yavne Yeshiva'') is a youth village and major yeshiva in southern Israel. Located near the city of Ashdod and adjacent to Kvutzat Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History Founded in 1954, Kerem BeYavneh was the first Yeshivat Hesder. The first Rosh Yeshiva of Kerem B'Yavneh was the renowned scholar Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht. Following his retirement, Goldvicht was succeeded by Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg, himself an alumnus of the yeshiva, and Rosh Kollel. In the summer zman of 5774, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Blachman was appointed to be the Associate Rosh Yeshiva to Rav Greenberg, shlita. The current Head of the Overseas Program is Rabbi David Zahtz Like all Yeshivot Hesder, Kerem B'Yavneh is a religious Zionist institution, advocating the position that the State of Israel is a concrete step forward in the coming of the final red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht
Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht (September 1924 – February 7, 1994) was the founding Rosh yeshiva of Israel's first Hesder yeshiva, Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh, commonly known as KBY. A world-renowned scholar and teacher, Rabbi Goldvicht was also the author of ''Asufat Ma'arachot'', a collection of thoughts on Torah and Jewish holidays. Rabbi Goldvicht's thousands of students have gone on to hold prominent posts in the Jewish and secular world. Biography Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht was born in 1924 and grew up in Jerusalem. He studied at the Etz Chaim Yeshiva under Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. He was also close to Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, the "Brisker Rav." After marrying, he learned in Slabodka yeshiva (Bnei Brak), where he was mentored by the "Chazon Ish", Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, leader of Israel's Haredi community. Rabbi Goldvicht died in Jerusalem on the 7th of Adar Alef, at the age of 69. He and his wife Miriam are survived by two children. Rabbinic career In 1954, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
