Meir Stern

Rabbi Meir Stern is the Rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Yeshiva Gedola of Passaic, a large Yeshiva and Kollel in the United States. He is known for having close relationships with his students,^[1] and for the revival of the Orthodox communities of Passaic and Clifton.^[2][3]

Biography

Rabbi Stern studied in Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ, in the early days of the institution, when it was a small yeshiva under the guidance of Rav Aharon Kotler. He later learned in Yeshivas Brisk in Israel.

Because he is the sole lecturer at his yeshiva, with enrollment of approximately 200 students, it is estimated that he gives the largest regular Talmud class in the United States.

Notable students

• Rabbi Yissochor Fishman, administrator of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's yeshiva high school^[4]
• Rabbi Daniel Mechanic, founder and director of Project Chazon^[5]
• Rabbi Moshe Taub, rabbi of Young Israel of Greater Buffalo, New York^[6]
• Chaim M. Munk, long-serving member of Passaic City Council
• Rabbi Heshie Hirth, founder and chief administrator of Mesivta Tiferes Rav Zvi-Aryeh, Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic, Beis Yaakov of Passaic, and the Passaic Mikva
• Rabbi Aryeh Adler, Moreh Hora'ah of Kollel Merkaz Hatorah (Los Angeles)^[7]
• Rabbi Daniel Schwab, grandson of Rabbi Shimon Schwab, rabbi of Congregation Bnei Torah of Clifton, NJ, rebbe at Yeshiva Ohr Yosef - The Torah High School of Bergen County, and Halacha teacher at Bais Yaakov of Passaic.^[8]

References

1. ^ Helmreich, William B. (2000). The World of the Yeshiva: An intimate portrait of Orthodox Jewry. Ktav Publishing House. p. xix. ISBN 0-88125-642-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=lFvQ79N9vIAC&pg=PR19&dq=yeshiva+gedolah+of+passaic&hl=en&ei=wUo7TdzQEpDMswaNseHzBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=yeshiva%20gedolah%20of%20passaic&f=false. 
2. ^ Rockove, Moshe (25 September 2001). "Passaic, NJ: A Profile of a Growing Torah Community". Dei'ah VeDibur. http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5762/succos/apassaic.htm. Retrieved 22 January 2011. 
3. ^ Berman, Rachel (22 November 2006). "Passaic/Clifton: The new Jewish boom town". The Jewish Press. http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/19998/. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
4. ^ "Administration". Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. 2010. http://www.hac1.org/administration.shtml. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
5. ^ "The Smilow Family Presents Pesach 2010". Smilow Vacations. 2009. http://smilowvacations.com/lecturers. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
6. ^ "Congregation Shomrei Emunah – Probah Schedule". Congregation Shomrei Emunah. http://www.shomreiemunah.org/uploads/Probahs2.pdf. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
7. ^ "About Us". Kollel Merkaz Hatorah - The Torah Center of Los Angeles. http://merkazhatorah.org/about.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
8. ^ "Faculty". Ohr Yosef. http://ohryosefnj.org/faculty. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 

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