Global InformationBesht Yeshiva Dresden information
| Besht Yeshiva Dresden ישיבת בעש״ט דרזדן | |
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Dresden Germany | |
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| Type | Yeshiva |
| Religious affiliation(s) | liberal hasidic |
| Established | 2020 |
| Founder | Rabbi Akiva Weingarten |
The Besht Yeshiva Dresden is a Jewish educational institution in Dresden,[1] Germany and the first founded Yeshiva in East Germany after the Shoah, as well as the first liberal-Hasidic yeshiva in the world.[2] It was named after the founder of the Hasidic movement, Baal Shem Tov.[3]
In April 2020 Rabbi Akiva Weingarten founded the Besht Yeshiva in Dresden[4] with the aim of giving Jewish Off the derech's the opportunity to live their Jewishness in a liberal way and to pass on their deep traditional knowledge in the non-Orthodox Jewish communities.[5][6] The Yeshiva is open to everyone and offers Talmud lessons and Hebrew courses.[7] Another goal of the Yeshiva is to make Jewish life visible and natural again in Dresden.[8] "Besht" is an acronym for the name of the founder of the Hasidic movement, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1700–1760).[3]
- ^ "In Germany, ultra-Orthodox Jews start a new life far from home" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Dokumente" (PDF). www.ev-ref-gem-dresden.de.
- ^ a b "About Besht".
- ^ K.d.ö.R, Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland (October 7, 2020). "Jüdische Gemeinde Dresden will sich nicht verstecken". Jüdische Allgemeine.
- ^ Bohr, Felix (November 15, 2019). "Spiegel". Der Spiegel (in German).
- ^ "Leaving the ultra-orthodox – Jews seeking a new life in Germany | DW Documentary" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Jüdisch sein – Eine Frage des Glaubens? Akiva Weingarten: Vom Aussteiger zum Rabbiner in Dresden | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de.
- ^ "Curriculum" (in German).