Rabbinical College of America
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| Rabbinical College of America | |
|---|---|
| Type | Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic Yeshiva |
| Religious affiliation | Jewish |
| Location | Morristown, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States |
| Campus | Urban 82-acre (330,000 m2) |
| Affiliations | Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools |
| Website | [1] |
The Rabbinical College of America is one of the largest Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic Yeshivas in the world. The Yeshiva is located in Morristown, New Jersey and has trained thousands of Lubavitch students. Many other Jewish families have moved into the area to be near the Yeshiva and surrounding synagogues. The Yeshiva is supported by Jewish philanthropists such as David T. Chase, and Ronald Lauder of Estée Lauder Inc. The Yeshiva was founded and is under the direction of Rabbi Moshe Herson.
Licensed by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education[1], the Yeshiva grants a four year Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies[2] accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools.[3]
The college is located on an 82-acre (330,000 m2) campus in Morris Township, New Jersey. The campus is the New Jersey Headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement.
[edit] Academic programs
- Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim - The international network of Chabad Yeshivas, intended for high school aged men. Hundreds of its graduates obtained ordination at advanced Rabbinical schools, and serve as Rabbis of Chabad House and community institutions around the world.
- Recently, a Rabbinical ordination program[4] was established for Tomchei Temimin graduates on-site under the supervision of Rabbi Chaim Schapiro. The ordination degrees have been signed by, and are recognized by former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu.
- Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim - One of the first programs world-wide for Ba'alei Teshuva founded in the summer of 1973 by Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who served as its first Mashpia (and who subsequently founded Yeshiva Tiferes Menachem[5] in Seagate, NY). This program is accredited by the state of New Jersey to grant a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies.[6]
- There was an ordination program instituted in 1978 with seven students under the supervision of Rabbis Dovid Wichnin, the first Rosh Yeshiva (Headmaster) and Boruch Yorkovitch. The examination committee consisted of Rabbi Sholom Ber Gordon from New Jersey, and Rabbis Avraham Osdoba and Bogomilsky from New York. However, it was phased out in 1979 due to low enrollment. The remaining four students (Rabbis Simcha Frankel,[7] Tzvi Freeman,[8][9][10] Shlomo Sawilowsky, Menachem Schmidt[11][12]) continued their advanced ordination studies after graduation elsewhere. Many other graduates of Tiferes Bachurim subsequently received ordination at other rabbinical institutions. Examples are Rabbis Dovid Rothschild, author of a two volume series in English pertaining to the Lubavitcher Rebbe's holyday essays;[13] and Herschel Finman, who has hosted a radio show (WLQV 1500 am and WPON 1460 am) since 1995.[14][15] In 2009, the ordination program was reinstituted under the supervision of Rabbi Ya'akov Wagner.
- Notable graduates include Dr. Dovid Lazerson, author of Skullcaps n' Switchblades,[16][17], Rabbi Yaakov Werde, a Mohel who resides in South Florida.[18], and Shimon Waronker, an extremely successful NYC principal who turned around a failing Bronx public school and went on to Harvard and back to Brooklyn to develop and open The New American Academy, PS 770, in Crown Heights, a new school with a new approach to education.[19]
[edit] References
- ^ Rabbinical Schools / Theological Seminaries in New Jersey, accessed December 6, 2006
- ^ Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies, accessed December 6, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Colleges and Universities, accessed December 6, 2006
- ^ http://www.rca.edu/templates/rca/article_cdo/aid/303789/jewish/Rabbinical-Ordination-Program.htm
- ^ http://tiferes.org/
- ^ http://www.theworldsgreatestyeshiva.com/degree.php
- ^ http://www.mff.org/newsroom/news.taf?page=f&_function=detail&id=484
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=PMhnVhEwiQkC&dq=%22tzvi+freeman%22&hl=en&ei=sJrNTLD4N4SOnwemloXnDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=iaA4AAAACAAJ&dq=%22tzvi+freeman%22&hl=en&ei=sJrNTLD4N4SOnwemloXnDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ouFJPQAACAAJ&dq=%22tzvi+freeman%22&hl=en&ei=sJrNTLD4N4SOnwemloXnDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAw
- ^ http://philly-direct.com/frum/shul.html
- ^ http://citypaper.net/articles/2009/08/27/rabbi-menachem-schmidt-chabad-lubavitch
- ^ http://store.kehotonline.com/index.php?stocknumber=ERE-HOLI.SB&deptid=3219&parentid=15&page=3&itemsperpage=10
- ^ http://www.rabbifinman.com/radioshowc.html
- ^ http://www.askmoses.com/en/scholar/2057002/Rabbi-Herschel-Finman.html
- ^ http://www.drlaz.com/resume.html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=QjypIgAACAAJ&dq=skull+caps+and&hl=en&ei=16LNTPKcEMuQnwfFrpgX&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ
- ^ http://www.floridajewish.com/county_listing.php?county=Duval%2C+St.+Johns&category=Ritual+Needs
- ^ Shimon Waronker, former RCA student
- ^ http://www.rca.edu/templates/rca/article_cdo/aid/303797/jewish/Kollel-Tiferes-Avreichim.htm
- ^ http://www.rca.edu/templates/rca/article_cdo/aid/303792/jewish/Cheder-Lubavitch.htmK
[edit] External links
- Rabbinical College of America website
- Website of the Yeshiva's Ba'al Teshuva program
- Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies at RCA
Coordinates: 40°48′21″N 74°29′56″W / 40.8057°N 74.4989°W
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