Yeshiva Gedola of Bridgeport

The Yeshiva Gedola of Bridgeport is a Jewish study institution in Bridgeport, Connecticut based in the Agudas Achim Synagogue on Arlington Street. The Yeshiva began in Monsey, New York with the study rooms housed within the building of the Ohr Somayach, an established school there.

The Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Berger, was born in Montreal, Canada and raised in Los Angeles, California. He studied in Israel for 15 years, and then moved to Monsey to fulfill his dream of starting a Yeshiva.

The Yeshiva has been very successful so far, with six Rebbeim, nearly 50 full time students and four separate dormitories. The school plans to expand their physical building after recently gaining the deeds to the land they are on, from the Synagogue.

The school has breathed new life into the old local Jewish community, and is slowly expanding, especially thanks to the Yeshiva's Kollel program.

The Fairfield County Community Kollel has been a warmly welcomed addition to the Yeshiva. It has made inroads to the greater Jewish community in an effort to share Torah study and Jewish experiences with Jews of all walks.

History

Rabbi Berger is the Rosh Yeshiva. Yeshiva Gedola started in Monsey and then moved to Bridgeport in 2005.

Type of Yeshiva

Yeshiva Gedoloa is a Beth Medrash type yeshiva. Students study there for a variety of goals.
* Study for Rabbinical Ordination
* Study for a year or two before going to college.
* Study while attending either undergraduate or graduate school.
* Study independently with a chavrusa, many community families do this.
* Baalei-Teshuva study with teachers or small group environment through Fairfield County Community Kollel.

Academic Year

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Method of Study

Rabbi Berger

ee also

*List of yeshivas
*yeshiva
*kollel
*Rosh yeshiva
*Seminary
*Orthodox Judaism outreach
* [http://www.fairfieldkollel.com Fairfield County Community Kollel]
* [http://www.jewishledger.com/articles/2008/03/05/news/news02.txt "A Yeshiva Grows in Bridgeport"] by Cindy Mindell, Jewish Ledger March 5, 2008
* [http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_9687439 Yeshiva Offers Jewish Studies Certificate] by LINDA CONNER LAMBECK Connecticut Post June 25, 2008