Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem)
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This article is about the post-war Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem. For the pre-war Mirrer Yeshiva in Poland (now part of Belarus), see Mir Yeshiva (Belarus). For the other Mirrer Yeshiva, see Mir Yeshiva (Brooklyn).
The Mir Yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבת מיר, Yeshivat Mir), known also as The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem. With over 9,000 single and married students,[1] it is the largest yeshiva in the world.[2][3][4] Most students are from the United States, United Kingdom and Israel, with many from other parts of the world such as Belgium, France, Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Australia, Russia, Canada and Panama.
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Mir Yeshiva ישיבת מיר | |
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Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox |
Established | 1944 |
Founder | Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (Reb Leizer Yudel) |
Dean | Eliezer Yehuda Finkel |
Enrollment | 9,600 |
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