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Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem

Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (Template:Lang-he, Mesivta Tiferet Yerushaláyim) (MTJ) is a yeshiva in New York City, and one of the oldest existent yeshivas in the city. It is the institution formerly led by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein,[1] and then led by his son Rabbi Dovid Feinstein until his death in November 2020. MTJ is now led by Rabbi Berel Feinstein.[2]

Location

The yeshiva has two campuses. The older campus in Manhattan offers a full range of classes, from pre-kindergarten through post-high school. Rabbi Berel Feinstein succeeded his father, the late Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, who was Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's eldest son, as dean.[3] This campus does not have a dormitory.

The second campus, also known as Yeshiva of Staten Island, is located in Staten Island and led by Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's youngest son. The campus contains a high school, college, and post-college facilities; it has a dormitory.

History

The yeshiva was originally organized as a synagogue in 1905 at 115 Hester Street.[4] In 1907, the congregation moved to 87 Eldridge Street and opened the yeshiva originally calling it "Talmud Torah Tifereth Jerusalem Yeshiva."[5] The yeshiva moved to 240 Madison Street and then to 13 Montgomery Street. In 1912, the yeshiva found its permanent location in two adjacent lots on 145 and 147 East Broadway where members built its current building in 1914. A high school was established in 1929.[citation needed]

The school was involved in a money laundering scandal in the 1980s.[6]

Rabbi Michel Barenbaum became the mashgiach of the yeshiva shortly after the war. He died on March 4, 2003.

Staten Island's mashgiach, Rabbi Chaim Mintz, also founded and runs the kiruv organization Oorah.

Sports

The founder, Rabbi Feinstein was against attending sporting events, but MTJ "participated in competitive sporting events that included spectators." [7]

References

  1. ^ "Rav Moshe Feinstein". Great Leaders of our People. Orthodox Union. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rav Dovid Feinstein, Preeminent Halachic Authority, 91". The Jewish Press. November 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Pearl Markovitz (February 18, 2021). "Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem to Celebrate 114th Anniversary". JewishLink.news.
  4. ^ Green, Ada (28 June 2004). "Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Writers Project / Survey of State and Local Historical Records (1939) / Church Records Jewish – Synagogue". Jewish Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ Stepanchuk, Arkadiy. "East Broadway, Chinatown". Baruch College/Macaulay Honors College. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. ^ Johnson, Kirk (February 28, 1986). "Money Laundering at City's Oldest Yeshiva". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Joseph Schick (January 30, 2008). "Sports and the Orthodox Jewish Fan". The Jewish Press.
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