Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem, (Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim) is one of the oldest existent yeshivot in New York City, and is renowned for being the institution led by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n The City of New York Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Moshe Feinstein ( March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was a Lithuanian Orthodox Rabbi, scholar and Posek
Location
The yeshiva has two campuses. The older campus is located on 145 East Broadway, in New York City. The dean is currently Rabbi Dovid Feinstein. Rabbi David Feinstein, (b Lubań, USSR) son of the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, is an acknowledged Torah scholar and Halachic authority The residence hall-dormitory, also known as the Yeshiva of Staten Island, is under the auspices of Rabbi Reuven Feinstein and is located at 1870 Drumgoole Road East, in Staten Island, NY. Rabbi Reuven Feinstein is the Rosh Yeshiva of the residence hall of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem, located in Staten Island New York Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
History
Founded in 1907 at 87 Eldridge Street, the Talmud Torah Tifereth Jerusalem grew quickly. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year First moving to 115 Hester Street, then 240 Madison Avenue, then 13 Montgomery Street, the yeshiva finally settled in two adjacent lots on 145 and 147 East Broadway. The current structure was built in 1912.
A high school was established in 1929.
Sources
A History of the Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem—as found in the institution's calendar, distributed annually.
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