Ezrat Torah ( he, עזרת תורה}, in Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: Ezras Torah) is a

Haredi Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...

neighborhood in northern

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. It is bordered by Kiryat Sanz on the west, Golda Meir Blvd. on the north and east, and Shikun Chabad and Tel Arza on the south.

History

Founded around 1970, Ezrat Torah is named for the Ezras Torah Fund, a Jewish American charitable organization.

Rabbinic presence

Rabbi Yechiel Michel Stern, the author of 84 published Torah works who is considered an expert on the ''

halakhot ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical command ...

'' of the Four Species, has served as the Rav of Ezrat Torah since the 1970s. The Kapishnitzer

Rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Palintenstein, brought his Hasidut here in 1975. Other rabbis who live here include: *Rabbi

Shmuel Rabinovitch Shmuel Rabinovitch, also spelled Rabinowitz ( he, שמואל רבינוביץ) (born 4 April 1970, Jerusalem) is an Orthodox rabbi and Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel. In his duties as Rabbi of the Wall in the Old City of J ...

, Rabbi of the

Western Wall The Western Wall ( he, הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi, the western wall, often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط � ...

and the Holy Sites of IsraelIsraguide 2006, p. 194 *Rabbi Avraham Garbuz, author of the sefer ''Minchas Avraham'' on

Kodashim 150px, Pidyon haben Kodashim ( he, קדשים, "Holy Things") is the fifth of the six orders, or major divisions, of the Mishnah, Tosefta and the Talmud, and deals largely with the services within the Temple in Jerusalem, its maintenance and d ...

*Rabbi Shalom Schechter, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Ner Moshe *Rabbi Yitzchok Dov Shechter, Rosh Yeshiva of Rabbi Mitnik's yeshiva

Landmarks

*Yeshivas Kodshim (Rav Tzvi Kaplan's Yeshiva) *Beis Yisrael social hall *Original site of Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon founded by Rabbi Simcha Wasserman *Yeshiva Gedolah Yagdil Torah *Rachmastrivka Yeshiva

References

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