Yeshiva of Greater Washington
{{Short description|School of Jewish studies}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = The Yeshiva of Greater Washington
| image = The Yeshiva of Greater Washington.jpg
| caption = The Yeshiva campus in 2011
| location = Kemp Mill, Maryland, United States
| website = {{URL|http://www.yeshiva.edu/}}
| streetaddress =
Boys School, Yeshiva Gedolah, and Kollel:
1216 Arcola Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20902
{{coord|39|2|33|N|77|1|48|W|display=inline}}
Girls School and Business Office:
2010 Linden Lane
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20910
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| dean = Rabbi Yitzchok Merkin
| founder = Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer
| enrollment = 306 (grades 7-12) (Yeshiva Gedolah and Kollel Zichron Amram: Unknown)
| accreditation = Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Studies (AARTS), Maryland Higher Education Commission (for college program)
| free_label = Religious Affiliation
| free_text = Orthodox Judaism
| free_label1 = Type
| free_text1 = Private, religious
| free_label2 = Campus Size
| free_text2 = 2 separate campuses
| free_label3 = Colors
| free_text3 = Blue and White
| free_label4 = Programs
| free_text4 =
- Yeshiva Gedolah: Advanced Talmudic studies for post-high school students
- Kollel Zichron Amram: Post-graduate Torah learning
- Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital: Accredited undergraduate program for Bachelor’s in Talmudic Law
- Boys School: Grades 7-12
- Girls School: Grades 7-12
| free_label5 = Rosh Yeshiva
| free_text5 = Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky
| staff = 40+
| faculty = 25+ full-time faculty
| language = English, Hebrew, Yiddish
| campus_type = Suburban
}}
The Yeshiva of Greater Washington (Tiferes Gedaliah) (YGW) is a litvishe Yeshiva located in Kemp Mill, Maryland. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer.{{Cite news |last=Leibel |first=Aaron |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Gedaliah Anemer, YISE rabbi, Yeshiva founder |url=http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=17&ArticleID=12656&TM=34178.68 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006023554/http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=17&ArticleID=12656&TM=34178.68 |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=Washington Jewish Week}} It consists of a Kollel (Zichron Amram), a Yeshiva Gedolah (that offers a Bachelor's in Talmudic Law degree through its fully accredited college program as Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital), and separate high schools for boys and girls. The Rosh Yeshiva is Rav Aaron Lopiansky.
History
Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer created the Yeshiva High School of Greater Washington in 1964. The school opened the girls division with six students. The boys division opened its first tenth grade class in the following year.{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Gitty |date=May 11, 2011 |title=Golden Returns in Silver Spring |url=https://mishpacha.com/golden-returns-in-silver-spring/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=Mishpacha}} The Yeshiva High School began expanding to include a junior high school in the 1980s and changed its name to the Yeshiva of Greater Washington.{{Cite web |title=Mission and History |url=https://www.yeshiva.edu/about-us/mission-and-history |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=www.yeshiva.edu}}{{Primary source inline|date=September 2024}}
In 1995, the Yeshiva opened its postsecondary education program, the Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital.{{Cite web |title=Member Detail |url=https://members.naicu.edu/Membership/Membership-Directory/Member-Detail?MemberId=%7B863B62FE-6042-E411-BEB5-00505683000D%7D&Alpha=Y&keyword= |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=members.naicu.edu}} It offers a nationally accredited Bachelor's in Talmudic Law.{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2006 |title=Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Washington |url=http://www.jirs.org/jirs/jirs0024ao.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126034504/http://www.jirs.org/jirs/jirs0024ao.html |archive-date=November 26, 2010 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=Jewish Information and Referral Service}} The Yeshiva hired Talmudic scholar Aaron Lopiansky to serve as the Rosh Yeshiva for the Yeshiva Gedolah.{{Cite news |last=Kobre |first=Eytan |date=December 30, 2014 |title=Where Maryland Meets the Mir |url=https://mishpacha.com/where-maryland-meets-the-mir/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=Mishpacha}}
Current enrollment
The Yeshiva of Greater Washington Boys Division offers classes for boys in grades 7 through 12. In 2022, the school reported a student population of 152.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Private School Universe Survey: Yeshiva of Greater Washington Boys Division |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=20902&Miles=5&ID=A0301781 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=National Center for Education Statistics}}
The Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division offers classes for girls in grades 7 through 12. In 2022, the school reported a student population of 154.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Private School Universe Survey: Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=20737&Miles=15&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=00579641 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=National Center for Education Statistics}}
See also
References
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External links
- http://www.yeshiva.edu/BOYSDIVISION/tabid/54/Default.aspx
- http://www.yeshiva.edu/BOYSDIVISION/Activities/tabid/70/Default.aspx
- http://www.yeshiva.edu/BOYSDIVISION/JudaicStudies/tabid/68/Default.aspx
- https://www.vaadgw.org/rabbi-gedaliah-anemer.html
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