The 1990’s were for the Jewish community of Germany a drastic turning point. Germany opened its borders to immigrants from Eastern European countries, especially from the countries of the former Soviet Union. Thus, a community of about 30,000 Jews at the beginning of the decade grew by hundreds of percents, counting today about 200,000 Jews.
The drastic growth of the number of Jews required the opening of institutions that would provide a spiritual Jewish framework and support their Jewish identity.
In 1999, Rabbi Teichtal, emissary of Chabad to Berlin, founded the “Yeshiva Gedola” in Berlin. This was the first orthodox Yeshiva in Germany after World War II.
The Yeshiva is an authentic center of Jewish orthodox studies in the spirit of Chabad Hassidism. In addition to the studies of classical Jewish texts, students are exposed to the deep philosophical values of Chabad philosophy.
The purpose of the Yeshiva is to boost the revival of Judaism in Germany by creating institutes of learning that will allow young people in Germany to get to know and deepen their studies in Judaism.
Within the Yeshiva there are several faculties:
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Rabbinical Seminary – Ordaining students to become community rabbis
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Beit Midrash - Full day jewish studies program
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Torah College – The faculty for university and high school students at the Yeshiva
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TAC – Torah and Chevruta – Joint study project of yeshiva students and members of the community
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Periodic seminars
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Publishing Institute and Research Institute
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Torah Library
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