Yeshiva L'zeirim Tiferes Yaacov

Yeshiva L'zeirim Tiferes Yaacov
ישיבה לצעירים תפארת יעקב
Location
High West Street

Gateshead

United Kingdom
Information
Religious affiliationHaredi Judaism
Established1977 (1977)
Rosh yeshivaRabbi Ezriel Jaffe
Websitetiferesyaacov.co.uk

Yeshiva L'zeirim Tiferes Yaacov (Hebrew: ישיבה לצעירים תפארת יעקב), commonly referred to as Yeshiva Ketana,[1] is a yeshiva ketana located in Gateshead, England.

The yeshiva opened in 1977.[2] The rosh yeshiva is Rabbi Ezriel Yaffe, a graduate of the Gateshead Kolel.[3] Rabbi Moshe Chaim Dunner served as mashgiach until his death in 2025.[4] It also included a Preparatory Academy, providing a year of schooling for boys aged 15 to 16.[5] The yeshiva building has 24 hour protection by security guards, funded by a government grant administered by the Community Security Trust.[6]

From their opening they had been located at a building on Gladstone Terrace.[7] An Ofsted report in 2017 found that the premises did not meet basic standards, including because the toilets were not provided with hot water.[5]

In 2014, the yeshiva bought the building of the former Swallow Hotel on High West Street, which had previously gone bankrupt and been abandoned due to the competition from the nearby Hilton Hotel. They bough it for a fraction of the building's value, and the sale was supported by philanthropists including the Pels and Reichmann families.[8] They received planning permission in 2014 and converted the guest bedrooms into housing for 250 students and staff. They then built the main study hall on the site of the former restaurant area, and built teaching rooms and catering and dining areas. The main entrance was refurbished with a reclad canopy, brick cladding and small windows, and improved security by building a two-metre iron fence and automatic sliding gate.[7]

The new building was opened in July 2024, and the inaugaration ceremony was attended by rabbis Shimon Galai and Dovid Cohen from Israel, and a letter written by Meir Zvi Bergman for the occasion was read.[9] Zanvil Weinberger performed, and the event was photographed by Shuki Lehrer from Israel.[8][10][11]

References

  1. ^ Meiri, Shoshana R. (2011-05-04). "Gateshead's Twenty-First Century Shtetl". Mishpacha. Retrieved 2025-10-12. four prestigious yeshivos (Gateshead Yeshiva Gedola, Yeshiva Ketana, Sunderland Yeshiva, and Ba'er Hatorah)
  2. ^ "About". Tiferes Yaacov. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  3. ^ Massil, Stephen W., ed. (1984–2015). Jewish Year Book. Vallentine Mitchell.
  4. ^ Guttentag, Gedalia; Iwanier, Aron (2025-08-05). "The Smile That Changed Lives". Mishpacha. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  5. ^ a b Graham, Hannah (2017-07-28). "Jewish boarding school branded 'inadequate'". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  6. ^ Mendel, Jack. "Suspect behind 'f*** Jews' daubing at Gateshead yeshiva is arrested". Jewish News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  7. ^ a b Manning, Jonathon (2017-02-10). "Hotel that once hosted the Rolling Stones to become Jewish school". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  8. ^ a b Botnick, Shmuel; Herz, Yosef (9 July 2024). "Living Higher". The Moment. Mishpacha. No. 1019. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  9. ^ "גייטסהד נחסמה: ביהמ"ד החדש של ישיבת 'תפארת יעקב' נחנך". Behadrei Haredim (in Hebrew). 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2025-10-12. במקום הוקרא מכתבו המיוחד של ראש הישיבה הגרמ"צ ברגמן שנשלח למעמד.
  10. ^ "In Gateshead, a chanukas habayis for Yeshiva Tiferes Yaakov, and, along with Zanvil Weinberger, a plea for purity and truth". MKY Moments. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  11. ^ Rosenbaum, Chaim (2024-07-03). "בגייטסהד שבאנגליה חנכו את בנין הישיבה | תיעוד חגיגי". Kikar HaShabbat (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-10-12.

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