Yeshiva of Greater Washington

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington
The Yeshiva campus in 2011
Address
Boys School, Yeshiva Gedolah, and Kollel:
1216 Arcola Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20902
39°2′33″N 77°1′48″W / 39.04250°N 77.03000°W / 39.04250; -77.03000
Girls School and Business Office:
2010 Linden Lane
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20910
39°0′32″N 77°2′42″W / 39.00889°N 77.04500°W / 39.00889; -77.04500

Kemp Mill, Maryland, United States
Information
FounderRabbi Gedaliah Anemer
DeanRabbi Yitzchok Merkin
Staff40+
Faculty25+ full-time faculty
Enrollment306 (grades 7-12) (Yeshiva Gedolah and Kollel Zichron Amram: Unknown)
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Campus typeSuburban
AccreditationAssociation of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Studies (AARTS), Maryland Higher Education Commission (for college program)
Religious AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
TypePrivate, religious
Campus Size2 separate campuses
ColorsBlue and White
Programs
  • Yeshiva Gedolah: Advanced Talmudic studies for post-high school students
  • Kollel Zichron Amram: Post-graduate Torah learning
  • Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital: Accredited undergraduate program for Bachelor’s in Talmudic Law
  • Boys School: Grades 7-12
  • Girls School: Grades 7-12
Rosh YeshivaRabbi Aaron Lopiansky
Websitewww.yeshiva.edu

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington (Tiferes Gedaliah) (YGW) is a litvishe Yeshiva located in Kemp Mill, Maryland. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer. It consists of a Kollel (Zichron Amram), a Yeshiva Gedolah (that offers a Bachelor's in Talmudic Law degree through its fully accredited college program as Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital), and separate high schools for boys and girls. The Rosh Yeshiva is Rav Aaron Lopiansky.

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