Yeshiva of Cape Town
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The Yeshiva of Cape Town is a kollel
and yeshiva
established in 1994. Its full title is "The Rabbi Cyril
and Ann Harris Yeshiva of Cape Town", named for the late Chief Rabbi
. It is based in the Beit Midrash Morasha community, in the suburb of Sea Point
, Cape Town
.
The Yeshiva's ideology is Religious Zionist
/ Centrist Orthodox. It is headed
by Rabbi
Eitan Bendavid, previously by Rabbi Moshe Ordman, Rabbi Nachum Romm, Rabbi Yossi Slotnik and Rabbi Ori Einhorn, and originally by Rabbis Jonathan Glass http://www.torahmitzion.org/capeTown/section.asp and Moshe Kornblum http://www.orayta.org/staff.html. It served as the blueprint for the Torah Mitzion global Kollel initiative, now operating in some 40 cities. The Bachurim (students) of the Yeshiva come from Israel
for a period of 11 months, mainly from hesder
yeshivot.
The Yeshiva provides "a depth and breadth of Torah study for the entire Cape Town community" http://www.yeshiva.org.za/about.htm. It operates a chavruta
programme (partnered study) at various synagogues in the city; it participates in and initiates programs throughout Cape Town and has a learning program in a different community every night. It also participates in Shabbat activities in various communities each week. Over 400 people participate weekly in the yeshiva's various activities http://www.yeshiva.org.za/about.htm. The Yeshiva has also partnered with United Herzlia Schools
, the local day school
s, to enhance Torah education
throughout the system. The bochrim also work as madrichim ("counselors") at the Bnei Akiva South Africa summer camp.
Kollel
A kollel is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim and learning sedarim ; unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kollel are all married men...
and yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
established in 1994. Its full title is "The Rabbi Cyril
Cyril Harris
Cyril Kitchener Harris, , was Chief Rabbi of South Africa from 1987 to 2004....
and Ann Harris Yeshiva of Cape Town", named for the late Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
. It is based in the Beit Midrash Morasha community, in the suburb of Sea Point
Sea Point
Sea Point is one of Cape Town's most affluent and densely populated suburbs, situated between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District . Moving from Sea Point to the CBD, one passes through first the small suburb of Three Anchor Bay,...
, Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
.
The Yeshiva's ideology is Religious Zionist
Religious Zionism
Religious Zionism is an ideology that combines Zionism and Jewish religious faith...
/ Centrist Orthodox. It is headed
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
by Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Eitan Bendavid, previously by Rabbi Moshe Ordman, Rabbi Nachum Romm, Rabbi Yossi Slotnik and Rabbi Ori Einhorn, and originally by Rabbis Jonathan Glass http://www.torahmitzion.org/capeTown/section.asp and Moshe Kornblum http://www.orayta.org/staff.html. It served as the blueprint for the Torah Mitzion global Kollel initiative, now operating in some 40 cities. The Bachurim (students) of the Yeshiva come from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
for a period of 11 months, mainly from hesder
Hesder
Hesder is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces, usually within a Religious Zionist framework...
yeshivot.
The Yeshiva provides "a depth and breadth of Torah study for the entire Cape Town community" http://www.yeshiva.org.za/about.htm. It operates a chavruta
Chavruta
Chavruta, also spelled chavrusa , is a traditional Rabbinic approach to Talmudic study in which a pair of students independently learn, discuss, and debate a shared text. It is a primary learning method in yeshivas and kollels, where students often engage regular study partners of similar knowledge...
programme (partnered study) at various synagogues in the city; it participates in and initiates programs throughout Cape Town and has a learning program in a different community every night. It also participates in Shabbat activities in various communities each week. Over 400 people participate weekly in the yeshiva's various activities http://www.yeshiva.org.za/about.htm. The Yeshiva has also partnered with United Herzlia Schools
United Herzlia Schools
- Brief History :One of the earliest Jewish schools was the Hope Mill Hebrew Public School which was located at the top of Government Avenue, close to the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation. By 1901 it had about 350 pupils. Due to financial constraints, the school received state assistance from the Cape...
, the local day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
s, to enhance Torah education
Torah study
Torah study is the study by Jewish people of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts...
throughout the system. The bochrim also work as madrichim ("counselors") at the Bnei Akiva South Africa summer camp.
See also
- Jewish education in South Africa under History of the Jews in South Africa
- Orthodox yeshivas in South Africa