Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim, also called the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies, is a yeshiva for baalei teshuva currently located in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. The yeshiva was founded in 1970[1][2] by Rabbi Boruch Horovitz.
| Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim ישיבת דבר ירושלים | |
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| School type | Yeshiva |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Rabbi Baruch Horovitz |
| Status | Open |
| Rosh yeshiva | Rabbi Baruch Horovitz |
| Website | dvar |
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Prior to his move to Israel, Rabbi Boruch Horovitz was a rabbi in Manchester, England.[3] Born 1930 in Frankfurt,[4] his family and he moved to London pre-WW II. Horovitz studied in Gateshead and, in 1957, became rav of Manchester's Central Synagogue.
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