Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe

Coordinates: 41°43′32″N 74°37′30″W / 41.72569°N 74.624966°W Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe, also known as Yeshiva of South Fallsburg, is a private rabbinical college located in a rural setting in South Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York.

During the 2006-2007 academic year, it had 181 students, a decrease from 191 during the previous year. As an Orthodox rabbinical college, all students are male.

Known colloquially as "Fallsburg", its students come from all over the United States, Europe and Israel. Following a stint in Fallsburg, students usually spend time in Israel, ideally in one of the many Brisker institutions there. Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik is known to accept a high percentage of graduates of Fallsburg's graduates.

The yeshiva is accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, and offers the Bachelor's degree as well as first professional certification.

Leadership

The current rosh yeshiva (dean) is Rabbi Elya Ber Wachtfogel, son of Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel, the previous mashgiach ruchani of the Lakewood Yeshiva. Until his death in 2010, another rosh yeshiva was Rabbi Tzvi Abba Gorelick, son of Rabbi Yerucham Gorelick, founder of the yeshiva.

The Yeshiva also includes a pre-school as well as an Elementary and High School. Rabbi Aaron Dov Solomon works to assure that no child is left behind and intervenes in the academic and social spheres, as required.

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