Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem)
| Mir Yeshiva ישיבת מיר | |
|---|---|
Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem in September 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox |
| Established | 1944 |
| Founder | Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (Reb Leizer Yudel) |
| Dean | Eliezer Yehuda Finkel |
| Enrollment | 9,600 |
The Mir Yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבת מיר, Yeshivat Mir), known also as The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem. With over 9,000 single and married students, it is the largest yeshiva in the world. Most students are from Israel and the United States, with many from other parts of the world such as Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Australia, Russia, Canada and Panama.