| Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah | |
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| 117-06 84th Ave. Queens, New York Queens, New York, 11418 USA |
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| Established | 1974 |
| Rosh Yeshiva | Rabbi Kalman Epstein and Rabbi Sholom Spitz |
| Mashgiach | Rabbi Mattis Roberts |
| Affiliation | Orthodox |
| Dorm | yes |
Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah is a yeshiva in Queens, New York that includes a high school and a program for post-high-school-age men (yeshiva gedola). The Yeshiva also awards Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Talmudic law.[1]It was founded in 1974 by Rabbis Kalman Epstein[2] and Sholom Spitz. The Yeshiva has become the focal point of the Orthodox community in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens.
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In 1974, Rabbi Kalman Epstein and Rabbi Sholom Spitz, founded Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens at the behest of R' Spitz's teacher, Rabbi Mordechai Elefant. The yeshiva was officially a branch of "ITRI" (Israel Torah Research Institute, the yeshiva in Israel started by Rabbi Elefant).[3] The Yeshiva was named "Shaar HaTorah", after the yeshiva in Grodno (in Europe), where Rabbi Epstein's great-grandfather, Rabbi Shimon Shkop, had been the rosh yeshiva. At the time, Rabbi Epstein gave the lecture (shiur in Hebrew) to unmarried, post-high school men, and Rabbi Spitz headed the kollel. A year after the founding of the yeshiva, Rabbi Kalman Epstein's father, Rabbi Zelik Epstein, joined the yeshiva.[2] Later, a high-school was added when a high-school relocated from Boro Park to Queens. Today, Rabbi Spitz still gives the shiur to the freshman and sophomore students, while Rabbi Kalman Epstein lectures to the Junior, Senior, and Graduate students. Rabbi Kalman's son, Rabbi Shimon Epstein gives the lower lecture during Rabbi Spitz's absence.
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