Mercaz HaTorah

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Merkaz HaTorah is a yeshiva in Jerusalem. It was founded by Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth and Rabbi Aryeh Rottman in 1970. The yeshiva is a traditional agudist yeshiva located in Talpiot, Jerusalem. Catering to young men from the English speaking diaspora, it is a prominent and well respected yeshiva in Israel and the U.S.A.. It is presently led by Rabbi Dov Kreiswirth the son of the founding Rosh Hayeshiva, and primary disciple of Rabbi A. Rottman.