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| Type: | Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic Yeshiva |
| Religious affiliation: | Jewish |
| Location: | Morristown, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States |
| Campus: | Urban 82-acre (330,000 m2) |
| Affiliations: | Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools |
| Website: | [1] |
The Rabbinical College of America is one of the larger Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic Yeshivas in the world. The Yeshiva is located in Morristown, New Jersey and has trained thousands of young Lubavitch rabbis. Many other Jewish families have moved into the area to be near the Yeshiva and surrounding synagogues. The Yeshiva is supported by some of the wealthiest Jewish philanthropists such as David Chase, and Ronald Lauder of Estée Lauder Inc. The Yeshiva is under the direction of Rabbi Moshe Herson.
Licensed by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education[1], the Yeshiva grants a four year Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies[2] accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools.[3]
The college is located on an 82-acre (330,000 m2) campus in Morris Township, New Jersey. The campus is the New Jersey Headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement.
Academic programs
- Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim - The international network of Chabad Yeshivas.
Rabbinical ordination program- Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim - A learning program for Ba'alei Teshuva founded in the early 1970s by Rabbi Moshe Herson and is accredited by the state of New Jersey to grant a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies.
- Kollel for married students.
- Cheder Lubavitch
References
- ^ Rabbinical Schools / Theological Seminaries in New Jersey, accessed December 6, 2006
- ^ Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies, accessed December 6, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Colleges and Universities, accessed December 6, 2006
External links
- Rabbinical College of America website
- Website of the Yeshiva's Ba'al Teshuva program
- Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies at RCA
Coordinates: 40°48′21″N 74°29′56″W / 40.8057°N 74.4989°W
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