Kol Yaakov Torah Center School Description
By combining the standard yeshiva curriculum with a low rebbe/talmid ratio and an emphasis on character development and leadership training, the vision of HaRav Kamenetsky has come to fruition-a yeshiva which prepares aspiring talmidei chachamim for a Torah-true life and for positions of leadership in the Jewish community.
Kol Yaakov Torah Center
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaKol Yaakov Torah Center is a Haredi baal teshuva yeshiva, whose focus is to help students gain skills in Torah study and an understanding of Torah Judaism and Orthodox Jewish philosophy. The goal of the yeshiva is to place students on the path of independent advanced rabbinical and Talmudic Torah scholarship.
Kol Yaakov is based in Monsey, New York in rural Rockland County, 35 miles northwest of Manhattan.
History
Kol Yaakov Torah Center was founded in 1981 by Rabbi Leib Tropper, formerly of Ohr Somayach, Monsey and Rabbi Avrahom Gershon Tress. Rabbi Tress died of cancer at age 36, leaving Rabbi Tropper the sole dean. Rabbi Tropper taught at one of the first (but not the first, there was Hadar Hatorah, RCA in NJ etc.) Baal teshuva yeshivas, Shema Yisrael Yeshiva when it split into Aish HaTorah, Machon Shlomo, and Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem.
Kol Yaakov provides a distinct Haredi environment that operates from a "Torah only" philosophy (as opposed to Torah Im Derech Eretz). Kol Yaakov generally takes an oppositional stance to secular teaching and culture.
Program
Daily lectures and classes are provided to answer both basic and challenging questions in Judaism. However, the educational program of Kol Yaakov operates much like a typical Lithuanian yeshiva by focusing on Talmud and other textual study. There are four programs offered:
- Introductory
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Bais Achiezer Rabbinical Training Program
Many of its students have already searched elsewhere for guidance and meaning. With the Torah as their guide, they come to find out how Judaism can enrich their lives and give purpose to their other educational and professional pursuits. One underlying principle that makes Kol Yaakov unique is its goal of not succumbing to the temptation of compromising academic excellence in order to make Torah more palatable, for the ultimate goal is to educate and bring the students into the sphere of Torah Judaism. A professional career integrated with traditional Jewish values is a common goal among Kol Yaakov students. Graduates of Kol Yaakov who want to continue studying Torah more intensively enjoy the unique advantage of being able to study in virtually any mainstream yeshiva.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Northeast
- Setting:
- Large Town Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Affiliation:
- Jewish
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 13
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Kol Yaakov Torah Center Degree Programs
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A program that prepares individuals for advanced Talmudic scholarship and research and for entry into a program leading to ordination as Rabbis; students are also qualified to enter conventional graduate and professional schools. Includes instruction in Jewish Law and Jurisprudence, Philosophy, and Ethics, in addition to a major emphasis on Talmud. See more Talmudic Studies Schools
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Kol Yaakov Torah Center Students & Campus Life
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| Percent of Students International: | 27% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 82% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Not Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Recommended |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Not Required |
| Test Scores: | Not Required |
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