Yeshiva of Cape Town

Yeshiva of Cape Town

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 Nachum Romm, and originally by Rabbis Jonathan Glass [http://www.torahmitzion.org/capeTown/section.asp] and Moshe Kornblum [http://www.orayta.org/staff.html] . Many of its students have studied at hesder yeshivot. It served as the blueprint for the "Torah Mitzion" global Kollel initiative, now operating in some 25 cities.

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 has also partnered with United Herzlia Schools, the local day schools, to enhance Torah education throughout the system. Over 400 people participate weekly in the yeshiva's various activities [http://www.yeshiva.org.za/about.htm] .

ee also

*Jewish education in South Africa under History of the Jews in South Africa
*Orthodox yeshivas in South Africa

External links and references

* [http://www.yeshiva.org.za Homepage: yeshiva.org.za]
* [http://www.torahmitzion.org/capeTown/section.asp Listing on torahmitzion.org]
* [http://bmmorasha.com/ABOUT%20US.html Beit Midrash Morasha]


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