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Manchester Yeshiva to Take “Sabbatical”

Yeshivas Lubavitch of Manchester, a Chabad Yeshiva which has educated hundreds of bochurim for the past 37 years, will not be opening next year, for the fall of 2019. Full Story

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Terrible
July 25, 2019 5:07 pm

Nine years ago, I realised there was nothing left for me in Ohelei Torah so i set out to find a place to learn. There weren’t, and still aren’t that many options for a good lubavitcher boy to go to. But they broke down basically into two categories. The rule oriented strict boot camp regiments of a place like Brunoy and the more open and free-wheeling style of a place like Manchester. Given this choice and given my own disposition, i decided to head off to Yeshivas Lubavitch Manchester. The loss of this yeshiva is a massive loss for our… Read more »

closing?
July 25, 2019 5:24 pm

has the yeshiva got less then 8 students that it started with? if it in fact has more then that, then the proof in itself is that it should stay open

Nice
Reply to  closing?
July 25, 2019 6:53 pm

Are you willing to cover or AtLeast help cover the deficit?!

Have arrangements been made for the bochurim?
July 25, 2019 5:35 pm

I hope they will all be at good zal programs in the coming year, please Hashem!

Oh baby Manchester
July 25, 2019 5:41 pm

Was a great Yeshiva. I hope it reopens stronger than ever.

A caring place
July 25, 2019 5:44 pm

My son went there and it was amazing! He grew and made him into a chassideshe bochur. Thank you to the mashpim and hanhalo.I hope that the yeshiva reopens with much hatzlacha.

Semicha?
July 25, 2019 9:57 pm

Maybe they should teach Semicha?

Original bochur of the yeshiva
July 25, 2019 10:03 pm

Very sad to hear this as I was from the original 10 bochurim. There were many nisim at the beginning and Reb Avroham Jaffe would farbreng every year when was there at least to three years to celebrate this with me and the rest of the yeshiva. My son followed my footsteps and learnt there as well. My personal thanks to Reb Akiva and Reb Yitzchok for there dedication in those years. I must not forget the hanhala gashmi Shalom Weiss and many lay leader involved in those days including his wife cooking for the yeshiva and hosting the bochurim… Read more »

Intrested
Reply to  Original bochur of the yeshiva
July 26, 2019 2:18 am

Intrested to know who where the 10 first bochurim of manchester yeshiva

sholom wise
Reply to  Intrested
July 26, 2019 2:06 pm

love to see a picture of the first 10 bochurim..plus the fire…oy manchester without the yeshiva is eicha in the 3 weeks..

Sabbatical!
July 26, 2019 3:28 am

What sabbatical?, think about it, is it easier to recruit new Bochurim while still operating, or after it has been closed for a year?
If members of the Hanhala are forced to leave to find Parnossah elsewhere, what exactly would the Yeshiva offer to potential Bochurim in a year’s time?
It is not just a shame for the Yeshiva and Anash but the calibre of the likes of Moshe Wolberg, Yitzchok Klyne, Berel Korf are hard to replace, Their presence is not only an advantage for Anash, but they add lustre and respect from the entire Manchester Kehilla!

A little history
July 26, 2019 5:00 pm

In 1982 the leadership of Lubavitch Manchester, amongst them R’ Avrom Jaffe and R’ Sholom Weiss, was looking to take the organisation to a new level. They discussed introducing many different peulos and the idea was proposed to open a Yeshiva which would bring an added chayus to the community. When they wrote to the Rebbe about this, the Rebbe responded that as long as they have a minyan and a Rosh Yeshiva they have the Rebbe’s haskoma. They received many responses and hadrocha from the Rebbe over the years. They discovered the Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi Cohen, then living in… Read more »

Thank you!
Reply to  A little history
July 28, 2019 9:00 am

Thanks for giving us the background. And I Agree, the Yeshiva is amazing and needs to be brought back

Chofetz Chaim zt"l
July 28, 2019 6:12 pm

the Chofetz Chaim zt”l said, “the bochurim of Tomchei Tmimim give a chayos to all the other yeshivos”

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