Nachum Neriya

{{Short description|Rosh yeshiva of Torah Betziyon in Efrat, Israel}}

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Rabbi Nachum Neriya ({{Langx|he|נחום נריה}}; 23 October 1941) is the rosh yeshiva of Torah Betziyon in Efrat, Israel, which he founded with his son, Yitzchak.{{Cite web|url=http://torahbetzion.org/english/staff/|title=Staff -Yeshivat Torah Betzion|website=torahbetzion.org|access-date=2018-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161837/http://torahbetzion.org/english/staff/ |archive-date=28 February 2018}} He is a former rabbi at Yeshivat Hakotel.

He is the eldest son of Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria, a major figure in the religious-Zionist movement in Israel.

Neriya was a candidate for Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, and was awarded a Jerusalem Prize for his activities in Kiruv (Jewish outreach).{{Cite web|url=https://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/263773|title=מאות התלמידים יגיעו לחלוק כבוד לראש הישיבה|website=ערוץ 7|date=15 October 2013 |language=he|access-date=2018-03-04}}

A Torah scroll was dedicated to the yeshiva in his honor in 2013, where many major rabbinic figures from around Israel came to celebrate Neriya's life and work.{{Cite web|url=http://www.srugim.co.il/57222-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%A9-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8-%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91-%D7%9C%D7%96%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91-%D7%A0|title=במוצ"ש: הכנסת ספר תורה שנכתב לזכות הרב נחום נריה - סרוגים|website=www.srugim.co.il|language=he|access-date=2018-03-04}}