Yeshiva Centre

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Yeshiva Centre was established in 1956 by Rabbi Chaim Gutnick, Mr. Abraham Rabinovitch, along with a few others, as a synagogue and centre of learning for the New South Wales, Australia community. The leaders from 1956 to 1968 were Rabbi G. Herc and Rabbi C. E. Barzel. In 1968, encouraged Rabbi Pinchus Feldman to accept the leadership of Yeshiva Centre.

Contents 1 Activities 2 Yeshiva Gedola - Rabbincal College of Sydney 3 Yeshiva College 4 Cheder Chabad Lubavitch

[edit] Activities

Yeshiva Centre runs many Jewish programs through out the year for the New South Wales Jewish community, such as Hanukkah parades, model matzah bakeries, shofar factories, sukkah mobiles, and many learning programs, all of which have made local newspapers many times.

[edit] Yeshiva Gedola - Rabbincal College of Sydney

Yeshiva Gedola like other Yeshiva Gedolahs is a centre for Jewish higher learning. It was officially established in 1986 by Yeshiva Centre. Rabbi Boruch Lesches served as its Rosh Yeshiva, currently he is serving as the rabbi of the Chabad Lubavitch shul in Monsey. Currently part of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva network. It has trained over 500 rabbis with rabbinic ordination, many of whom help Jews all across Australia.

[edit] Yeshiva College

Yeshiva College was a Jewish day school, established by Yeshiva Centre in 1956. Since 1968, it was administered by Rabbi Pinchus Feldman till it was taken over by Kesser Torah in 2004. Throughout most of this period, its main campus was located on Flood Street in Bondi. In the 1990s, a new campus in Dover Heights was bought by Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, to allow the school expand.

In late 2003, the Feldman family handed over the Dover Heights campus, students, staff and debt to Meir Moss for AU$1, forming Kesser Torah.

[edit] Cheder Chabad Lubavitch

Cheder Chabad Lubavitch a Jewish school for children in Sydney, Australia. Started by Yeshiva Centre with help from the Feldman family in 2004. Currently located on Flood Street next door to Yeshiva Shule. As of 2006, it has about fifty students, however it covers only a few academic grades.