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Kol Torah is a yeshiva in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem.

History

Yeshivas Kol Torah was founded in 1939 by Yechiel Michel Schlesinger (1898–1948), born in Hamburg, Germany and Boruch Kunstadt, a dayan from Fulda, Germany. It was the first mainstream Haredi yeshiva to teach in Hebrew, as opposed to Yiddish, as was accepted at the time. This innovation had the crucial support of the Chazon Ish.

After Schlesinger's death in 1949, Kol Torah was headed by Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, until his death in 1995.

Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger, eldest son of the founder, is currently serving as rosh yeshiva. Kol Torah is separated into two parts, the rabbinical college and the high school. The number of students in both combined reaches around 1000 students.

Notable faculty members

Yitzchok Yerucham Bordiansky [he], son in law of Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.
Boruch Shmuel Deutsch [he], chief disciple of Elazar Shach and Jerusalem Faction leader.^[1]

Avrohom Erlanger [he], author of Birkas Avrohom.

Dovid Hecksher [he] (1943–1997).

Yehoshua Neuwirth (1927-2013), author of Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah.

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Notable alumni

Pinchas Biberfeld (1915–1999), Chief Rabbi of Munich

Meir Kessler, rabbi of Modi'in Illit

Israel Meir Lau (born 1937), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel (1993–2003)

Norman Lebrecht (born 1948), British commentator on music and cultural affairs, and novelist

Nachum Neriya (born 1941), son of Moshe-Zvi Neria and founder of Torah Betziyon

Yehoshua Neuwirth (1927 - 2013), author of Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah

Shmuel Rabinovitch (born 1970), rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel

Daniel Sperber (born 1940), Professor of Talmud at Bar-Ilan University

Chaim Walder (c. 1969-2021), author of Haredi children's literature who committed suicide after a rabinnical court concluded he had sexually abused dozens of women, girls, and boys.^[3]

Yitzhak Shlomo Zilberman (1929-2001), founder of Yeshivat Aderet Eliyahu; pioneer of the Zilberman Method in Jewish education

References

^ Sharon, Jeremy (5 March 2018) "New Rabbinical Council of Jerusalem Faction Vows to Continue Hardline Path", The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 June 2019
^ Shaul, Ben (December 27, 2020). "Leading rabbi at Jerusalem yeshiva dies from COVID-19". arutz sheva. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Haredi Author Chaim Walder Dies by Suicide After Dozens of Sexual Assault Allegations". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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[1] Sharon, Jeremy (5 March 2018) "New Rabbinical Council of Jerusalem Faction Vows to Continue Hardline Path", The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 June 2019

[2] Shaul, Ben (December 27, 2020). "Leading rabbi at Jerusalem yeshiva dies from COVID-19". arutz sheva. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] "Haredi Author Chaim Walder Dies by Suicide After Dozens of Sexual Assault Allegations". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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