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{{Short description|Yeshiva based in Jerusalem founded in 1970}}
⚫ '''Ohr Somayach''' (also '''Or Samayach''' or '''Ohr Somayach International''') was founded in ]. It is a ] based in ], ], catering mostly to young ]ish men, usually of college age, who already are interested in learning about Judaism. It is known as a ] yeshiva since it caters for ]s with little or no background in Judaism. These ]s have an interest in studying more about ]'s classic religious texts such as the ] and ].
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⚫ ]'''Ohr Somayach''' (also '''Or Samayach''' or '''Ohr Somayach International''') is a ] based in ] founded in 1970 catering mostly to young ] men, usually of college age, who are already interested in learning about Judaism. It is known as a "]" yeshiva since it caters to Jews with little or no background in Judaism, but with an interest in studying the classic texts such as the ] and ]. Students are recruited either locally or from other countries where the yeshiva has established branches, such as in the ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].


⚫ ==History==
It is specifically designed to meet the needs of the many ]s ("returnees" ) who are recruited either locally or from across the world where the yeshiva has established several branches, such as in the ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].
In 1970, Rabbis ], ], ], and Yaakov Rosenberg, founded Shema Yisrael Yeshiva to attract young Jewish men with little or no background in Jewish studies.<ref name="hamodia">{{cite web |url=http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=142 |title=Conscience of the Lost Jews: Harav Yisroel Noah Weinberg, zt"l |last=Donn |first=Rabbi Yochanan |publisher=] |access-date=13 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721144340/http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=142 |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name=contemp>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSOG9e1QqzsC&q=ohr+somayach&pg=294|title=Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal|first=Dana Evan|last=Kaplan|year=2011|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0231137294|pages=294–295}}</ref> The founders of the Yeshiva eventually parted ways due to differences in philosophy of teaching with Rabbi Weinberg founding ] in 1974<ref name=contemp/> and Rabbi Rosenberg founding Machon Shlomo in 1982.


In 1973, Shema Yisrael changed its name to Ohr Somayach, the title of a commentary on the ] written by Rabbi ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ohr.edu/ohr_somayach/did_you_know_that/713 |title=Did You Know That #16 |date=1 March 2003 |access-date=13 January 2011 |publisher=Ohr Somayach International}}</ref>
==Positions==


⚫ ==Notable faculty==
Co-founder and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mendel Weinbach has stated his positions on many issues.
*Rabbi ], ] of the kehila
*Rabbi ], ]
*Rabbi ], ] (deceased)
*Rabbi ], ]
*Rabbi ], ]
⚫ *Rabbi ], a former professor of analytical philosophy at ]
*Rabbi ], author of ''The Kiruv Files'' and the ''Impact!'' series


==Notable alumni==
He has compared intermarriage and assimilation to "'do-it-yourself genocide' where more than six million are trying to achieve a final solution of vanishing into the family of nations, rather than serve as a model for them."

* ] (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician
Rabbi Weinbach claimed that in answer to praying a a righteous rabbi's grave, black chickens "had miraculously turned white."
*Rabbi ]<ref>Kotkes, Leah. "A Fairy Tale Prince and Princess". '']'', 1 April 2007, pp. 16&ndash;23.</ref>

*Rabbi ], Graduate of Ohr LaGola: ] program<ref>{{cite news|last=Herzig|first=Gur Aryeh|title=Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg Galvanizes Global Audiences|url=http://www.issamar.com/wp-content/uploads/Rabbi-Issamar-Ginzberg.pdf|access-date=20 May 2014|newspaper=Hamodia|date=April 10, 2013|quote=Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg grew up in Brooklyn. His education began in the Bobover Yeshivah and continued in the Chuster Rebbe’s yeshivah, Toras Chessed. Later he traveled to Eretz Yisrael and learned in the yeshivah of his cousin, the Pittsburgher Rebbe of Ashdod. From there he went on to the Mirrer Yeshivah in Yerushalayim. He also completed a two-year program in rabbinical outreach at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach.}}</ref>
Rabbi Weinbach claimed that Rabbi Shmuel Albaz enjoyed a "miraculous crossing of the sea from Jaffa to Constantinople on a mat."
*], Haredi author and spokesperson

*Rabbi ]
Rabbi Weinbach has rejected a democratic system of government as ideal, explaining, "One of the greatest dangers to civilization in general, and to the Jewish People in particular, is the delusion that populism will solve all the problems of mankind." Instead, for Israel specifically, Rabbi Weinbach suggested that Israel's Torah authorities be given political authority.
*], basketball player/coach<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohr.edu/articles/amare.html|title = Ohr Somayach - Amar'e d'Asrah – Amar'e Stoudemire}}</ref>
<blockquote>
*Rabbi ]
For the Jewish people Torah leadership is the indispensable element of their existence. There is no place in the world for a demagogue who attempts to undermine that authority. This is why the Heavenly punishment for Korach and his cohorts was sinking into the earth and vanishing from human sight.
*Dr. ], historian

*], marketing strategist and artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohr.edu/6276 |title=Yosef Yehuda Sherman |website=ohr.edu |access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref>
It is to be hoped that this will be a lesson for all those who refuse to accept the authority of our Torah leaders whose guidance alone can secure Israel forever.</blockquote>

Rabbi Weinbach has condemned freedom to be secular in the public space.
<blockquote>
It is painful to see the gradual corrosion of Jewish tradition in secular Israel as evidenced by the proliferation of shopping centers operating on Shabbat and the recent controversy over official permission to sell chametz on Pesach.
</blockquote>


==Programs== ==Programs==
*J.L.E. - - Summer program includes tours of Israel and lectures *J.L.E. - Jewish Learning Exchange - Summer program includes tours of Israel and lectures
*The Shoresh Program: Introduction to ] and Jewish thought *The Shoresh Program: Introduction to ] and Jewish thought
*Renewal Program: Religious Students Ages 20-30 who need more inspiration.<ref>https://ohr.edu/renewalprogram/</ref>
*The Intermediate and Mechina Program: Beginner to Intermediate Talmud learning *The Intermediate and Mechina Program: Beginner to Intermediate Talmud learning
*The ] Program: Advanced learning *The ] Program: Advanced learning
*Derech: One or two year post-high-school program *Derech: One- or two-year post-high-school program
*The Center Program: Intensive learning for college graduates (one or two year program) *The Center Program: Intensive learning for college graduates (one- or two-year program)
*Ohr LaGolah: ] (ordination) program <ref>, ohr.edu</ref>
*Ohr LaGola: ] program
*Chai Israel: A ] program consisting of classes, internships, trips, volunteer work and experiences designed to emphasize Israeli culture. Rabbi Dani Zwick is the current program director.
*Yesod: Meaning foundations - a beginners program.
*Pisga:One- or two-year post-high-school program for South Africans and Australians.

⚫ ==History==
The need for this kind of yeshiva was conceived by Rabbi ], among others, in the 1960s. The ] began in 1964, the first of the "Baal-Teshuva" Yeshivos. Subsequently, a number of key Yeshivas opened its doors accepting these "returnees" to Judaism. "Shema Yisrael" was one of these. It was founded by Rabbi Noah Weinberg, who invited Rabbis Weinbach and Schiller to join him. Later on, Rabbi Noah Weinberg left to found ]. Shema Yisroel changed its name to Ohr Somayach and today has a large faculty and has produced hundreds of graduates.

The yeshiva is headed by its two other co-founders Rabbi ] and Rabbi ].

⚫ ==Notable Faculty==
⚫ *Rabbi ] is a former professor of analytical philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
*Rabbi ] is known for his many books and audio tapes on ].
*Rabbi ] is famous in English-speaking Haredi circles for his speeches, which include kosher stand-up comedy.
*Rabbi ] is a world renowned outreach expert. He authored ''Impact'' and ''The ] Files.''


==References== ==References==
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M. Herbert Danzger, ''Returning to Tradition''.


==See also== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 27 September 2024

Yeshiva based in Jerusalem founded in 1970 For other uses of "Ohr Somayach", see Ohr Somayach (disambiguation).
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Ohr Somayach (also Or Samayach or Ohr Somayach International) is a yeshiva based in Jerusalem founded in 1970 catering mostly to young Jewish men, usually of college age, who are already interested in learning about Judaism. It is known as a "baal teshuva" yeshiva since it caters to Jews with little or no background in Judaism, but with an interest in studying the classic texts such as the Talmud and responsa. Students are recruited either locally or from other countries where the yeshiva has established branches, such as in the United States, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, Australia, Ukraine and Russia.

History

In 1970, Rabbis Noah Weinberg, Mendel Weinbach, Nota Schiller, and Yaakov Rosenberg, founded Shema Yisrael Yeshiva to attract young Jewish men with little or no background in Jewish studies. The founders of the Yeshiva eventually parted ways due to differences in philosophy of teaching with Rabbi Weinberg founding Aish HaTorah in 1974 and Rabbi Rosenberg founding Machon Shlomo in 1982.

In 1973, Shema Yisrael changed its name to Ohr Somayach, the title of a commentary on the Mishneh Torah written by Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Programs

  • J.L.E. - Jewish Learning Exchange - Summer program includes tours of Israel and lectures
  • The Shoresh Program: Introduction to Talmud and Jewish thought
  • Renewal Program: Religious Students Ages 20-30 who need more inspiration.
  • The Intermediate and Mechina Program: Beginner to Intermediate Talmud learning
  • The Beis Midrash Program: Advanced learning
  • Derech: One- or two-year post-high-school program
  • The Center Program: Intensive learning for college graduates (one- or two-year program)
  • Ohr LaGolah: Semikhah (ordination) program
  • Chai Israel: A gap year program consisting of classes, internships, trips, volunteer work and experiences designed to emphasize Israeli culture. Rabbi Dani Zwick is the current program director.
  • Pisga:One- or two-year post-high-school program for South Africans and Australians.

References

  1. Donn, Rabbi Yochanan. "Conscience of the Lost Jews: Harav Yisroel Noah Weinberg, zt"l". Hamodia. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. ^ Kaplan, Dana Evan (2011). Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal. Columbia University Press. pp. 294–295. ISBN 978-0231137294.
  3. "Did You Know That #16". Ohr Somayach International. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  4. Kotkes, Leah. "A Fairy Tale Prince and Princess". Binah, 1 April 2007, pp. 16–23.
  5. Herzig, Gur Aryeh (10 April 2013). "Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg Galvanizes Global Audiences" (PDF). Hamodia. Retrieved 20 May 2014. Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg grew up in Brooklyn. His education began in the Bobover Yeshivah and continued in the Chuster Rebbe's yeshivah, Toras Chessed. Later he traveled to Eretz Yisrael and learned in the yeshivah of his cousin, the Pittsburgher Rebbe of Ashdod. From there he went on to the Mirrer Yeshivah in Yerushalayim. He also completed a two-year program in rabbinical outreach at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach.
  6. "Ohr Somayach - Amar'e d'Asrah – Amar'e Stoudemire".
  7. "Yosef Yehuda Sherman". ohr.edu. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. https://ohr.edu/renewalprogram/
  9. Ohr LaGolah, ohr.edu

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