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| Darche Noam Hebrew: ישיבת דרכי נועם | |
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| Location | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox |
| Founded | 1978 |
Darche Noam is a religious Jewish organization that caters to college graduates and professionals from outside of Israel. The school is named for philanthropist David Shapell, who supported its schools financially.[1] Darche Noam is affiliated with MASA[2], Onward Israel[3], and Yeshiva University. [4] According to the school, nearly 40% of its alumni move to Israel.
History
editRabbi Chaim Brovender started Hartman's, a yeshiva for Diaspora Jews without a text-based Jewish education, on the advice of Itri Yeshiva founder Rabbi Mordechai Elefant.[5] In 1978, Yeshivat Darche Noam was created as a spinoff of Hartman's by Rabbis Shaya Karlinsky, Yitzchak Feigenbaum[6], and Yitzchak Hirshfeld . [citation needed]
The Shapell College of Jewish Studies was founded in 1976 by Yavneh. [citation needed] Darche Naom merged with the Shapell College of Jewish Studies in January of 1980.
In 1976, Bruria was founded by Rabbi Chaim Brovender as a spinoff of Yeshivas Itri's women's program. It later became Shapell's women's college.
In 1983, a women's division Midreshet Rachel was opened.[7]
Programs
editShapell's
editThe David Shapell College of Jewish Studies/Yeshiva Darche Noam is located in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Midreshet Rachel V'Chaya
editThe Midreshet Rachel v’Chaya Women’s College of Jewish Studies is located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. The school has dorms in Har Nof.
Notable Faculty
edit- Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky
- Rabbi Yitzchak Shurin
- Rabbi Shmuel Jablon
- Rabbi Avraham Fischer
- Rabbi Yehoshua Bienenfeld
- Rabbi Anthony Manning
- Rabbi Yitzchak Hirshfeld (past)
- Rabbi Chaim Brovender (past)
- Rabbi Zev Leff (past)
Notable Alumni
editReferences
edit- ^ Sharon, Jeremy. "David Shapell, Philanthropist And Holocaust Survivor, Dies At Age 94". Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Midreshet Rachel & Shapell's/Yeshiva Darche Noam". masaisrael.org. MASA Israel. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Onward Israel". onwardisrael.org. Onward Israel. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Guide to Israel Schools". Yeshiva University. Yeshiva University. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Text "Darche Noam/David Shapell's College of Jewish Studies" ignored (help) - ^ Sofer, Barbara. "The Human Spirit: Rabbinical Reunion". Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Yitzchak, Feigenbaum. "About Rabbi Feigenbaum". Teachers Training Fellowship. Navon Educational Foundation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Karlinsky, Shaya. "Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky". torah.org. Project Genesis. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
External links
edit[[Category:Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1978]] [[Category:Jewish seminaries]]