Ponevezh Yeshiva
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Ponevezh Yeshiva is a world-renowned Lithuanian-style Orthodox Jewish Talmudic academy, today based in Bnei Brak, Israel, and known for its rigorous scholarship and influential rabbinic leadership.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lithuanian-style yeshiva
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Talmudic academy ⓘ yeshiva ⓘ |
| affiliation | Lithuanian yeshiva movement ⓘ |
| city | Bnei Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityRole | center of Haredi life in Bnei Brak ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
Gemara analysis
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halakhic reasoning ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | post-high-school yeshiva gedolah ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlumni |
community rabbis worldwide
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dayanim (rabbinical judges) ⓘ many leading rabbis in Israel ⓘ roshei yeshiva in other institutions ⓘ |
| hasBuildingFeature | prominent yeshiva campus on a hill in Bnei Brak ⓘ |
| hasCampus | large central beit midrash (study hall) ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | non-Hasidic Haredi ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
advanced Talmudic studies
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rabbinic training ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
flagship Lithuanian yeshiva in Israel
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one of the most prestigious yeshivas in the world ⓘ |
| ideology |
emphasis on intensive Torah study
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non-Zionist Haredi outlook ⓘ |
| influences |
Haredi rabbinic leadership in Israel
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Lithuanian-style yeshiva world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elite level of Torah study
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influential rabbinic leadership ⓘ large student body ⓘ rigorous Talmudic scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bnei Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Tel Aviv District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Panevėžys
NERFINISHED
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Ponevezh (Panevėžys) in Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCountry | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Panevėžys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTextStudied |
Halakha
NERFINISHED
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reestablishedCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reestablishedIn | Bnei Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Haredi Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Lithuanian (Litvish) tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentBody | primarily male students ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | religious educational institution ⓘ |
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