Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah

For similarly named schools, seeShaare Torah.

Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah
Address
117-06 84th Ave. Kew Gardens Queens , New York 11418 United States
Coordinates	40.70379°N 73.83428°W/40.70379; -73.83428
Information
Type	Jewish boys' high school and Talmudic college
Religious affiliation(s)	Haredi Judaism
Established	1974
Rosh Yeshiva	Rabbi Kalman Epstein Rabbi Sholom Spitz
Mashgiach	Rabbi Matisyahu Roberts
Grades	High school, undergraduate, postgraduate
Accreditation	AARTS
Website	shaarhatorah.edu

Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah-Grodnois anOrthodoxyeshivaandhigh schoolinKew Gardens, Queens,New York. It was founded in 1974 by Rabbi Kalman Epstein and Rabbi Sholom Spitz. It has programs for high school boys, as well as undergraduate and graduate programs that result inTalmudic lawdegrees.

History

In 1974, Rabbi Kalman Epstein and Rabbi Sholom Spitz founded Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah-Grodno in Queensat the behest of Rabbi Spitz's teacher, RabbiMordechai Elefant.It is officially a branch ofYeshivas ItriinJerusalem,which was started by Rabbi Elefant. The yeshiva was named "Shaar HaTorah" after theGrodno Yeshivawhere Rabbi Epstein's great-grandfather, RabbiShimon Shkop,had been therosh yeshiva.At the time, Rabbi Epstein gave the lectureshiurinYiddishto undergraduate students, and Rabbi Spitz headed the graduate program. A year after the founding of the yeshiva, Rabbi Epstein's father, RabbiZelik Epstein,joined it. He was made the Rosh Hayeshiva,a post he held until his passing in 2009.

Today, Rabbi Kalman Epstein's son, Rabbi Shimon Epstein (named for his great-great grandfather) gives the shiur to freshman and sophomore students, while Rabbi Kalman Epstein lectures to the junior, senior, and graduate students.

Academics

The curriculum focuses onTalmudic law,Aramaictexts,theology,philosophy,andepistemology.There is also a secular studies curriculum for high school students. In past years, the yeshiva spent the first month of the summer in Camp Ohr Shraga, a camp inEllenville, NYthat hosts several yeshivos for a month every summer. In recent years, thebeis medrashpost-high school program has stayed in Queens for that month, while the high school continues to go to Camp Ohr Shraga every summer. In Camp Ohr Shraga, the students continue studying, albeit not necessarily the sametractateofGemarathat they had been studying the rest of the year. They also engage in summer activities, including ball playing.

External links

• Official website