Students of Moscow’s Yeshiva Receive Semicha
Students of Moscow’s Yeshiva Gedola ‘Tomchei Tmimim’ have received Smicha, after completing a series of including their final exam by the Chief Rabbi of Russia and the yeshiva’s founder, Rabbi Berel Lazar • Full Story
The scene is familiar: a group of excited yeshiva students about to begin their final exam on the material they have been meticulously studying for the last few years. The background: The Smicha program of Moscow’s Yeshiva Gedola “Tomchei Tmimim”, the first yeshiva and oldest amongst all the yeshivas that currently exist in Russia. Many of its hundreds of alumnae serve as Rabbis and Chabad emissaries who spread the light of Judaism and reach out to Russian-speaking Jews all over the FSU and the world.
After an intensive and comprehensive study program, led by Rabbi Dovid Rozentzweig, the students have completed a series of tests and have now reached the final exam. They were examined by the Chief Rabbi of Russia and the yeshiva’s founder, Rabbi Berel Lazar, who noted how well prepared the students came, thanks to the dedication of the teachers and staff led by Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Menachem Mendel Goldberg, who invested endless time and resources for the students who arrive from all over the country.
Some of these young men are graduates of FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ network of Jewish Day Schools run by rabbis from various cities, who excelled in their Jewish studies and were encouraged by their local rabbi to continue to study at Moscow’s Yeshiva.
The Yeshiva is located on a large campus in the Sofrino area of Moscow’s suburbs. Far from the noise and hustle of the big city, its quiet and pastoral atmosphere is ideal for sitting and learning without any disturbances. Its high-quality graduates testify to the Yeshiva’s great success.
In addition, just in time for the summer, the yeshiva published a special book of Torah insights written in Russian by the students.
Photography: Eliyahu Tzin
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