Machon Shlomo

Machon Shlomo
Type Yeshiva
Director Rabbi Beryl Gershenfeld
Location Jerusalem, Israel
Campus urban

Machon Shlomo is an Orthodox yeshiva for men located in Har Nof, Jerusalem, Israel. Its faculty and student body are mostly American. Classes are taught in English.

Students usually come from the United States, Canada, Australia, Russia, and South Africa. Most students were not raised Orthodox. The Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Beryl Gershenfeld.

View from the yeshiva.

Name and History

Machon Shlomo is named after Rabbi Shlomo Rosenberg, a former head of the Orthodox Union (OU) kashrut division. The first Rosh Yeshiva was Rabbi Yaakov Rosenberg (1929-1999), Shlomo's son. Currently, the yeshiva is led by Rabbi Beryl Gershenfeld, Rabbi Yaakov Rosenberg's son-in-law.

While operating from a traditional Jewish philosophy Machon Shlomo claims to distinguish itself with an emphasis on blending realities of the modern professional environment with Torah values. The majority of Machon Shlomo's alumni return to the professional working world. This is in contrast to some other yeshivas where a majority of alumni may remain full-time in a Torah learning environment.

Staff

Rabbi Gershenfeld, the Rosh Yeshiva.
Rabbi Meir Triebitz.

Rosh Yeshiva

Rabbi Beryl Gershenfeld serves as Rosh Yeshiva, Chumash teacher, and as the Dean of Machon Shlomo. He holds a BA in Economics and an MA in History from Trinity College in Hartford, CT (1976). He was a Fulbright scholar and studied in Japan before deciding to study in yeshiva.

Rabbi Gershenfeld is also the Rosh Yeshiva of Machon Yaakov and the President and Co-Founder of Meor (www.meor.org).

Other Lecturers

Students

The average student comes to Machon Shlomo for one or two years of study. Most students are in their 20s and hold or are in the process of earning academic degrees. Over 90 percent of the alumni of Machon Shlomo are actively involved in careers. Most alumni live in the United States or Israel.

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