Mercaz HaTorah is a

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-style (non-hasidic)

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located in the

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neighborhood of Jerusalem. Mercaz HaTorah was founded by Rabbi Aryeh Rottman, and is led by his son, Rabbi Mordechai Rottman, who is the

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(dean). The yeshiva caters primarily to students from the

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History

Rottman founded Mercaz HaTorah in 1970Wein, Rabbi Berel (19 December 2017
"Passings"
''Israel National News''. Retrieved 5 August 2019. as a post-high school institute for Judaic and

Talmud The Talmud (; ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of Haskalah#Effects, modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cen ...

ic legal studies. The yeshiva started with 15 students in a two-story building in the

neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Campus and enrollment

Mercaz HaTorah has three buildings. Students are from the

, with most coming from the United States.

References

External links

Official Website
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