Mir Brachfeld

Mir Brachfeld is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in the Israeli settlement of Modi'in Illit in the West Bank. It was founded by Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel as a branch of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Rabbi Aryeh Finkel led the yeshiva until his death in 2016.

Yeshivas Mir Brachfeld
ישיבת מיר ברכפלד
Other name
Mir Yeshiva
Established2006
FounderRabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir)
Religious affiliation
Orthodox Judaism
DeanRabbi Binyamin Finkel
Location
31°56′27.5″N 35°02′35.02″E

History

In 2000, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the rosh yeshiva of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, founded a branch of his yeshiva in the Brachfeld neighborhood of Modi'in Illit. Rabbi Aryeh Finkel, a grandson of Mir rosh yesiva Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, who had been giving a shiur in Mir Yerushalayim until then, was appointed rosh yeshiva.[1] Rabbi Nosson Tzvi remained involved to the yeshiva over the years,[2] sometimes coming for Shabbos, among other things.

After Rabbi Aryeh Finkel's passing in 2016, his son Rabbi Binyamin Finkel succeeded him as rosh yeshiva. Rabbi Noam Alon, son-in-law of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi, also serves as a rosh yeshiva.[3]

References

  1. Hamodia Staff (August 9, 2016). "Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, zt"l, Rosh Yeshivah of Mir-Brachfeld". Hamodia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Yaakovson, Tzvi. "Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel". Yated.com. Yated Ne'eman. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. Roset, Yehuda. "Bearer of the Torch". Mishpacha.com. Mishpacha Family Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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