Harry Fischel Institute for Talmudic Research ("Machon Harry Fischel") is a Jewish theological institute in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
that specializes in training
dayanim (religious court judges). The institute was founded in 1931 by the American
philanthropist Harry Fischel, under the impetus of Rabbi
Abraham Isaac Kook
Abraham Isaac Kook (; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as Rav Kook, and also known by the acronym HaRaAYaH (), was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine. He is considered to be one ...
("Rav Kook"); see the Hebrew Article re
''Machon Ariel'' of which The Harry Fischel Institute is a component. Over the years, the institute has produced many religious court judges.
Harry Fischel: Orthodox Jewish Philanthropist Par Excellence
, Glimpses Into American Jewish History, jewishpress.com]
Personalities
Well known personalities affiliated with Machon Harry Fischel include:
* Saul Lieberman
Saul Lieberman (Hebrew: שאול ליברמן, May 28, 1898 – March 23, 1983), also known as Rabbi Shaul Lieberman or, among some of his students, The ''Gra"sh'' (''Gaon Rabbeinu Shaul''), was a rabbi and a Talmudic scholar. He served as Professo ...
was its longtime dean
* Rabbi Yaakov Hillel, a Sephardic master of kabbalah
Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "receiver"). The defin ...
, who studied at Fischel
References
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Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem
Talmud
Jewish educational organizations
Jewish organizations established in 1931
1931 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
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