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Mir Brachfeld is an
Haredi Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...
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in the
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of
Modi'in Illit Modi'in Illit (; , lit. "Upper Modi'in") is a Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council (Israel), city council in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Built on the land of five Palest ...
. It was founded by Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel as a branch of the Mir Yeshiva in
Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
. Rabbi
Aryeh Finkel Aryeh Finkel (; 1931–2016) was a Haredi Judaism, Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Mir Brachfeld branch of the Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem), Mir Yeshiva. Before assuming his post at the new yeshiva branch in 2005, he served as the ''Mashgiach Ruch ...
led the yeshiva until his death in 2016.


History

In 2000, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the
rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva or Rosh Hayeshiva (, plural, pl. , '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and th ...
of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, founded a branch of his
yeshiva A yeshiva (; ; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. The stu ...
in the Brachfeld neighborhood of
Modi'in Illit Modi'in Illit (; , lit. "Upper Modi'in") is a Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council (Israel), city council in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Built on the land of five Palest ...
. Rabbi
Aryeh Finkel Aryeh Finkel (; 1931–2016) was a Haredi Judaism, Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Mir Brachfeld branch of the Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem), Mir Yeshiva. Before assuming his post at the new yeshiva branch in 2005, he served as the ''Mashgiach Ruch ...
, a grandson of Mir rosh yeshiva Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, who had been giving a
shiur A shiur (, , ; , ) is a lecture given any Torah-related topic of study, such as Gemara, Mishnah, ''Halakha'' (Jewish law), or Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), usually given in a yeshiva, though commonly in other Jewish communal settings. Histor ...
in Mir Yerushalayim until then, was appointed
rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva or Rosh Hayeshiva (, plural, pl. , '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and th ...
. Rabbi Nosson Tzvi remained involved to the yeshiva over the years, sometimes coming for Shabbos, among other things. Rabbi
Aryeh Finkel Aryeh Finkel (; 1931–2016) was a Haredi Judaism, Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Mir Brachfeld branch of the Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem), Mir Yeshiva. Before assuming his post at the new yeshiva branch in 2005, he served as the ''Mashgiach Ruch ...
's died in 2016. Rabbi Noam Alon, son-in-law of Rabbi
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) Nosson Tzvi Finkel (; 12 March 1943 – 8 November 2011) was an American-born Haredi Judaism, Haredi Lithuanian Jews, Litvish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem), Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. During his tenure from 1990 ...
, serves as a rosh yeshiva.


References

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