Yeshiva Gedola of Bridgeport

Yeshiva Gedola of Bridgeport was a Jewish study institution in Bridgeport, Connecticut based in the Agudas Achim Synagogue on Arlington Street.[1]

History

The Yeshiva closed in 2012[2] has been replaced by the Bridgeport Community Kollel.[3] These men dedicate their time to further their own personal studies, and to develop the growing city of Bridgeport. The Kollel has been a very successful endeavor. [4] The Kollel is led by Rav Yitzchok Ruvain Elchonen.[5] In 2016 The Kollel published "Refuah Sheleimah: The concise guide to the Laws of Healing on Shabbos. [6]


Programs

The Kollel gives many shiurim and lectures on all levels.[7]

  • Study for Rabbinical Ordination
  • Study independently with a chavrusa.

The typical academic year runs from September to July. Students study in the Yeshiva in the traditional Lithuanian study method, as practiced by Yeshivas such as the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem and Beth Medrash Govohain Lakewood, New Jersey.

See also

References
  1. "A Yeshiva Grows in Bridgeport" by Cindy Mindell, Jewish Ledger March 5, 2008
  2. http://www.jewishledger.com/2014/05/a-decade-of-ups-and-downs-yields-a-new-start-for-bridgeport-yeshiva/
  3. bridgeportkollel.com
  4. bridgeportkollel.com/#!about-us/c4nz
  5. http://www.bridgeportkollel.com/#!about-us/c4nz
  6. feldheim.com/refuah-sheleima-healing-on-shabbos.html
  7. "Bridgeport Kollel". Bridgeport Kollel. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

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