Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary
| Type | Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic yeshiva |
|---|---|
| Established | 1977 |
Religious affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Academic staff | Rabbi Ezra Schochet, Dean |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools |
| Website | www |
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary (YOEC) is a yeshiva college in Los Angeles, California. It is the largest yeshiva college on the West Coast of the United States.[1]
The yeshiva also houses a private boys high school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, called Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad High School.[2]
The seminary is affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement.[3] The seminary's four-year Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Rabbinical Studies is accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation[4] The degree has a strong emphasis of Philosophy, Jewish Law, Talmudic analytics, Ethics, and Rabbinic literature.
Rabbi Ezra Schochet, scholar and Talmudist, has held the position of dean since the yeshiva's founding in 1977.[3]
In 2003 the yeshiva underwent a $5 million renovation, adding 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) of space for dormitories, study rooms, and study hall.[3]
The Yeshiva also prints periodically a Sefer pilpulim, a collection of the students original Torah thoughts and novellae, called kovetz Migdal Ohr.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wenig, Gaby (5 February 2004). "Chabad to Make L.A. a Yeshiva City". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Omotomiwa, Lydia (8 October 2021). "Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary". College Learners. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Olidort, S. (17 September 2003). "Five Million Dollar Face-Lift For Chabad Yeshiva in Central L.A." Lubavitch.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Directories". Council for Higher Education Accreditation. 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
The American Jewish writer and publisher, Richard Horowitz, wrote a memoir, The Boys Yeshiva, describing his time teaching at a Chabad yeshiva in Los Angeles.[1]
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- ^ Horowitz, Richard (2021). The Boys Yeshiva: A Memoir. ISBN 979-8708605337.