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Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, United States

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3700 Henry Hudson Parkway East # 2
Bronx
NY 10463
USA

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Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT) is a Modern Orthodox yeshiva, founded in 1999 by Rabbi Avi Weiss.
Currently located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, it professes to educate rabbis who are “open, non-judgmental, knowledgeable, empathetic, and eager to transform Orthodoxy into a movement that meaningfully and respectfully interacts with all Jews, regardless of affiliation, commitment, or background.” YCT claims in its mission a commitment to and observance of Halakha (Jewish law) alongside a focus on spirituality, openness and attention to contemporary issues and the broader Jewish community.YCT's rabbinic education program combines a classic curriculum in Tanakh, Talmud, and the codes of Jewish law with a program in pastoral counseling, leadership retreats, and education in fund-raising and other realities of contemporary religious leadership.YCT ordained its first graduating class of rabbis in June 2004 and has continued to do so every June since. Its current Rosh HaYeshiva (head of school) is Rabbi Dov Linzer. Its current president is Rabbi Asher Lopatin.
In addition to its rabbinical studies program, the yeshiva offers a public Jewish educational program, in association with the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, at its Riverdale campus in the Bronx, New York. YCT also runs a variety of events open to the entire Jewish community, including its annual yemei iyun ("study days") on Bible and Jewish Thought and a public lecture series.
Since its inception, YCT has struggled in gaining wide support from the Orthodox community. The Rabbinical Council of America does not accept YCT’s smicha for membership, and institutions such as the Agudath Israel of America have gone even further, declaring Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Yeshivat Maharat, Open Orthodoxy, and other affiliated entities to be similar to other dissident movements throughout Jewish history in having rejected basic tenets of Judaism.

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