Yeshiva Shaarei Torah
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah or Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland is a mesivta (Orthodox Jewish high school) in Suffern, New York.
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91 West Carlton Road, Suffern, New York United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.123560°N 74.090000°W |
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| Other name | Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland |
| Type | Mesivta (high school) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism |
| Established | 1968 |
| Founder | Berel Wein[1] |
| Principal | Emanuel Schwartz[2] |
| Head teacher | Martin Wolmark |
| Campus size | 5 acres[3] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | www |
History
The school was originally established in 1968 as Monsey Mesivta High School in Monsey, New York. Nine years later it was taken over by Berel Wein, when it became known as Yeshiva Shaarei Torah. Wein served as its rosh yeshiva (dean), and Emanuel Schwartz was the English studies principal, until the latter stepped down from that position in 1994, remaining at the school to focus on teaching precalculus.[2] Wein left the school in 1997, when it was taken over by Martin Wolmark who then became dean.[4]
On October 10, 2013, the yeshiva was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with the dean's involvement with the New York divorce coercion gang.[5]
Campus
Shaarei Torah is situated on a 5-acre campus on West Carlton Road in Suffern, New York. It consists of a main educational building and a student residence hall.[3]
See also
References
- Rabbi Wein, Torah.org. Retrieved May 10, 2019
- Wolff, Ben Zion (February 28, 2019) "Yeshiva Torah Vodaath at 100: Talmidim of the Mesivta Speak", Hamodia. Retrieved May 10, 2019
- October 10, 2013) "Case of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah Torturing Divorce Gang", The Awareness Center.org Retrieved May 10, 2019
- For Wein, see Horovitz, David (April 29, 2014) "How to Break Down Secular-Ultra-Orthodox Barriers", The Times of Israel. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
For Wolmark, see Associated Press (December 15, 2015) "Rabbi Gets Three Years for Torturing Jewish Men into Granting Divorces", New York Post. Retrieved May 10, 2019 - O'Rourke, James (January 14, 2015) "Monsey Rabbi Admits Plotting to Coerce Divorce", Lohud.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.