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  • The Mission Continues

    As in the past so it remains today - we were and still are under the selfsame commitment to adhere to the directions of the Gedolei Yisrael, who stand guard against breaches of purity threatening our camp. When we were required to ask – we asked. When we were instructed to depart – we left. The moment we are summoned back to raise the flag, every other consideration is pushed to the side and we answer: We are ready!

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  • Harav Yisrael Friedman zy”a, the Rebbe of Husyatin

    מוטי, ויקיפדיה העברית

    The ancestral chain of Harav Yisrael Friedman, the founder of the Husyatin chassidic court, originates with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The Husyatin chassidus has its roots in Galicia and eventually came to Tel Aviv, during the turbulent years between the two World Wars.

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  • Maccabi'im Gravesite

    In honour of Chanukah, we will discuss a fascinating, ongoing investigation attempting to establish the place of burial of Mattisyahu Kohen Gadol and his family.

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The Most Ancient Yeshiva in Italy

The Padova Yeshiva is Considered the Oldest in the Region

N. Lieberman 13/07/2009 10:00

The largest and most ancient Yeshiva in Italy was founded by Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi Mintz 550 years ago in Padova, Italy.

The Yeshiva was established in 1458\5218 by Rabbi Mintz, also referred to as the Mahari Mintz, who managed it for fifty years until his passing in 1508\5268.

His son, Rabbi Avraham Mintz, lead the Yeshiva during his lifetime, and after his passing the leadership was transferred to his son-in-law, Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen, the Maharam of Padova, who was a descendant of the famous Katzenellenbogen family which traces its roots to the Tosfos, and from there to Rashi, all the way up to King David.

The son of the Maharam of Padova, who was the Rabbi of Venetia and who printed the first edition of the Mishne Torah of the Rambam, was Rabbi Shmuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen. He served as Chief Rabbi of Venetia as well as Rosh Yeshiva in Padova.

There had been Yeshivas in Italy before the Yeshiva in Padova, such as the Yeshiva of Rabbi Nathan ben Ephraim during the 9th century. Nevertheless, the Yeshiva in Padova is considered the largest and most veteran Yeshiva in the region.
As of today, close to 35,000 Jews reside in Italy in 21 communities across the country.