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| Established | October 15, 1921[1] |
| Type | Private, Jewish |
| Chancellor | Rabbi Dr. Jerold Isenberg |
| President | Rabbi Avraham Friedman |
| Students | 120 high school 31 men's college 165 women's college |
| Location |  Skokie, Illinois |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.htc.edu |
The Hebrew Theological College, known as "Skokie Yeshiva," is a Yeshiva in Skokie, Illinois which also functions as a private university on campus. The primary focus of the Yeshiva is to teach Torah and Jewish traditions. It was founded in 1922 as a Modern Orthodox Jewish institution of higher education in America and currently caters to students from Modern Orthodox, Yeshivish and Chasidish backgrounds.
Hebrew Theological College's primary purposes are to prepare students for the assumption of formal roles as educators, as well as to train eligible students to meet the requirements and demands of rabbinic ordination. As its secondary purpose, Hebrew Theological College endeavors to provide its students with broad cultural perspectives and a strong foundation in the Liberal Arts and Sciences to facilitate a creative synthesis of general and Jewish knowledge. In so doing, the College also provides an excellent background for the pursuit of advanced professional training...[1]
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Organization
The Yeshiva consists of a Bet Midrash, a Rabbinical School, the Bellows Kollel, and the Fasman Yeshiva High School. The College is composed of the Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies and the Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. All students complete a Bachelor of Arts in Judaic Studies through the Bressler School, with the option of a second major through the Kanter School.
The men's program offers a B.A. with a focus in Judaic studies and specifically Talmud, with second majors offered in Business, Accounting, and Psychology. The woman's program, located on a separate campus at the Blistein Teachers Institute for Women, offers Judaic Studies majors in Bible, Hebrew Language, and Jewish History, with dual majors available in Business, Computer and Information Sciences, Education (including Elementary and Special Education), English and Psychology.
The Yeshiva also has a men's Kollel with some of the kollel members studying for ordination in a Smichah Program led by Rabbi Twerski.
The College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
History
The school was founded in the city of Chicago in 1921 by Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Rubinstein and Rabbi Saul Silber. The school's original location was at 3448 West Douglas Boulevard in the North Lawndale community.[2] Hebrew Theological College moved to Skokie (a northern suburb of Chicago) in 1958.
Throughout the history of Hebrew Theological College, its leadership has been shared by its Rosh Yeshiva and its Chief Executive Officer, formerly known as the President, currently known as the Chancellor.
Founders
Rabbi Rubinstein (1872–1944) was an alumnus of Volozhin Yeshiva who arrived in America in 1917. Rabbi Silber (1876–1946) was a pulpit Rabbi in Chicago and served as president of the school for its first twenty-five years.[3]
Roshei Yeshiva
Rabbi Nissan Yablonsky, an alumnus of Slabodka, served as the first Rosh Yeshiva for the first few years. He was followed by Rabbi Chaim Korb. Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth served as Rosh Yeshiva from 1947 to 1953. Rabbi Kramer appointed Rosh HaYeshiva. Under his stewardship, Hebrew Theological College reached its greatest enrollment, with approximately 300 students in the high school and 200 in the college. In 1974, Rabbi Aaron Soloveitchik left to create Yeshivas Brisk in Chicago. In 1985, Rabbi Shlomo Morgenstern, an alumnus of Yeshivas Chevron, became Rosh HaYeshiva. Rabbi Morgenstern served as Rosh HaYeshiva for 22 years. On January 27, 2008, Rabbi Avraham Friedman was named Rosh HaYeshiva.
Presidents / Chancellors
The founding president was Rabbi Saul Silber (1922–1946). He was followed by Rabbi Oscar Z. Fasman (1946–1964) and Rabbi Simon G. Kramer (1964–1970), and then by Rabbi Irving J. Rosenbaum.
Faculty
The current faculty of Hebrew Theological College:
- Rosh HaYeshiva - Rabbi Avraham Friedman
- Chancellor - Rabbi Dr. Jerold Isenberg
- Mashgiach – Rabbi Zvi Zimmerman
- Dean (Men's division) – Rabbi Michael Myers
- Deans (Women's division) – Rabbi Binyamin Olstein & Dr. Esther Shkop
- Principal (High School-Fasman Yeshiva) – Rabbi Moshe Wender
- Assistant Principals (High School) - Rabbi Mordechai Ginsparg, Dr, Schusteff
Notable alumni
- Dr.David Applebaum
- Rabbi Elchanan Greenman
- Rabbi Dr. Moses Mescheloff
- Rabbi Aryeh Rottman (Dean, Mercaz Hatorah, Jerusalem)
- Rabbi Dr. Chayim Rozwaski (Berlin)
- Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
- Rabbi Berel Wein
- Rabbi Chaim Zimmerman
See also
References
- ^ "History of Hebrew Theological College". Hebrew Theological College. http://htc.edu/index.php/Beis-Midrash-Root/Beis-Midrash-History.html. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "2006 Ten Most Endangered Historic Places". Landmark Illinois. 2006. http://www.landmarks.org/pdfs/ten_most_archive/2006.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Wein, Berel (1990). Triumph of Survival. pp. 334. ISBN 1-57819-593-4.
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