The Sunderland Talmudical College ( he, ישיבת שארית הפליטה נצח ישראל), popularly known as Sunderland

Yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; 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 stu ...

, was founded in the city of

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

in the

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during the 1940s. It re-located to Gateshead in June 1988, albeit keeping its original name, due to the dwindling size of the Jewish community in Sunderland, particularly the orthodox section of the community. In its early years it catered for students from North Africa. In 2021 the student body numbered close to 120. Students are mainly English ; however, there are also students from France, Switzerland and Belgium.

Faculty

The first

rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; 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, primar ...

(dean) was Rabbi Zusha Waltner , who was succeeded by Rabbi Shammai Zahn The current rosh yeshiva is Rabbi Yankel Ehrentreu, and the head of kibbutz is Rabbi Avrohom Ehrentreu.

The Kibbutz

The Kibbutz is a more recent addition to the yeshiva, having been established in 1996 Yechezkel Ehrentreu. The head of the Kibbutz, Avrohom Ehrentreu is a disciple of Rabbi Chatzkel Levenstein, and is head of the Gateshead Va'ad Horabonim with two other rabbis.

References

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