Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia

Jewish high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Address

6063 Drexel Rd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131-1296 United States
Coordinates	39°59′21″N 75°14′52″W / 39.98923°N 75.24787°W / 39.98923; -75.24787
Information
Other names	Philadelphia Yeshiva Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia
Religious affiliation(s)	Judaism
Denomination	Lithuanian Haredi
Established	1953 (1953)
CEEB code	393532
NCES School ID	01195981
Faculty	7.8 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	107 (2019-2020)
• Grade 9	26
• Grade 10	26
• Grade 11	25
• Grade 12	30
Student to teacher ratio	1:13.7
Hours in school day	11
Campus type	Large city
Color(s)	Cardinal & White

The Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia (Hebrew: פילאדעלפיע ישיבה) is a Haredi Litvish yeshiva in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its heads of school are Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky, Rabbi Shimon Yehudah Svei and Rabbi Sholom Kaminetsky.

History

The yeshiva was founded in 1953 at the behest of Rabbi Aaron Kotler, the Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey. Rabbis Shmuel Kamenetzky and Dov Schwartzman first headed the yeshiva. The yeshiva's first location was at Thirtieth and Berks Streets in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia.

The yeshiva purchased a building at 6040 Drexel Road in Overbrook in August 1955 and expanded its dormitories, eating facilities, classrooms, and library. In 1955, Rabbi Schwartzman left the yeshiva and was replaced by Rabbi Elya Svei. From 1965 until 1985, Rabbi Yisrael Mendel Kaplan was one of the yeshiva's senior lecturers.

School structure

The yeshiva had 210 students in 1987 of which 110 were in grades 9 through 12.

The yeshiva currently consists of a high school of about 100 students in four grade levels and a beit midrash for the continuing education of college-aged students. Both the high school and beit midrash curriculums are weighted heavily towards Talmudic studies, although the high school provides its graduates with a fully accredited secular education. Most of the student body hails from outside the state, mainly from the New York City area, and virtually all students live in the dormitory near the main buildings.

The yeshiva provides its students with a strong background in Talmudic and Rabbinical studies. Many of its graduates choose to continue to other yeshivas and higher places of Jewish learning. Historically, a minority of students continue their studies in undergraduate and graduate schools across the United States.

Rav Avrohom Golombeck served as the institution's mashgiach until his passing in July 2008. Rav Yisroel Dick succeeded him in the position in March 2010.

Notable Alumni

Rabbi Yechiel Perr
Rabbi Yosef Mermelstein
Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetsky
Shimon Glick

References

^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
Myers, Allen (2001). The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 0738508543.
"Yeshiva Plans Larger Quarters". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 23, 1955. p. 9.
O'Reilly, David (June 7, 1987). "School for Scholars". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bernstein, Dovid (March 11, 2010). "Philadelphia Yeshiva Selects New Mashgiach". matzav.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.