Yeshivah College, Australia
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- This article is about the high school in Melbourne. For other schools of the same name, see Yeshiva College.
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| Established | 1955 |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Orthodox Jewish |
| Slogan | "Educating for life" |
| Key People | Rabbi Mordechai Berger |
| Location | East St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| Enrolment | 450 (K-12)[1] |
| Colours | Navy Blue & Gold |
| Homepage | www.ybr.vic.edu.au |
Yeshivas Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch, known more commonly as Yeshivah College, is an independent, single-sex, Orthodox Jewish day school for boys, located in East St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The school is run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement's Yeshivah Centre, and caters for students from kindergarten through to Year 12.
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[edit] Administration
The school is part of a worldwide network of schools named after Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, and, according to the school's official stationery, it continues to run under the official auspices of his successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. The school, as a branch of the Yeshiva Centre umbrella, is under Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, and Rabbi Mordechai Berger is the current acting principal of the high school, having replaced Rabbi Avrohom Glick at the start of the 2008 school year. Rabbi Glick still has a presence at the school and is currently the Jewish Studies teacher of Year 10.
[edit] New Initiatives at the school: After Rabbi Glick's tenure as Principal
- A daily high school assembly to begin at 8:30am (Monday and Thursday at 8:40am)at the back of the Shul for all high school classes (Year 7-Year 12)
- Mother's Cappucino Forum in which mother's can express their views on various issues regarding their son's learning prospects at the school. This forum will occur approximately once each term.
- A new student publication called "Al Shulchan Melachim" which includes various words of wisdom from high school students on the weekly Parsha.
- A new Learning program for parents and students to take place in the month leading up to the holiday of Shavuot.
[edit] Curriculum
By including a comprehensive secular curriculum it is geared in its approach to accommodating children from a non-religious background whose parents would otherwise not agree to enrol their children there. It also serves the purpose of providing an Orthodox day-school to Orthodox parents who also value a secular education. Indeed, most of its students come from non-Chabad families.
However, the school includes a separate stream (known as Mesivta, which is Hebrew for "academy") for full-time Torah study, beginning from Year 10. This is designed for children from Chabad families, allowing disciples of Rabbi Schneerson to fulfill his oft-repeated directive that their children not study secular studies if at all possible.[2]
[edit] In the community
In previous years Yeshivah has scored the top VCE result for a non-selective boys only school.
The Yeshivah school is part of a larger network of facilities of the Yeshivah Centre, which include a youth movement, Jewish studies classes, day camps, and many other initiatives for Melbourne's wider Jewish community.
The Melbourne Lubavitch community is part of a larger Haredi community based in Melbourne.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick
- Rabbi Bentzion Milecki[3]
- Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner
- Mr. Joseph Gutnick - mining magnate
- Harvey Silver - original producers of the Footy Show
- John Safran - award winning comedian
- Shay Ari Gavrieli - Tabcorp Limited CIO
[edit] References
- ^ Yeshivah College. School Choice Victoria. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ Compilation of the Rebbe's statements against secular studies
- ^ We Make Mentschen!. Benzion Milecki:Australia (2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
[edit] See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
- Victorian Certificate of Education
- Hasidic Judaism
