Yeshiva of Greater Washington

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington (Tiferes Gedaliah) (YGW) is a litvishe Yeshiva located in Kemp Mill, Maryland. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer.^[1] It consists of a Kollel (Zichron Amram), a Yeshiva Gedolah (that offers a Bachelor's in Talmudic Law degree through its fully accredited college program as Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital), and separate high schools for boys and girls. The Rosh Yeshiva is Rav Aaron Lopiansky.

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington
The Yeshiva campus in 2011
Address
Boys School, Yeshiva Gedolah, and Kollel: 1216 Arcola Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20902 39°2′33″N 77°1′48″W Girls School and Business Office: 2010 Linden Lane Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20910 39°0′32″N 77°2′42″W Kemp Mill, Maryland, United States
Information
Founder	Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer
Dean	Rabbi Yitzchok Merkin
Staff	40+
Faculty	25+ full-time faculty
Enrollment	306 (grades 7-12) (Yeshiva Gedolah and Kollel Zichron Amram: Unknown)
Language	English, Hebrew, Yiddish
Campus type	Suburban
Accreditation	Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Studies (AARTS), Maryland Higher Education Commission (for college program)
Religious Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Type	Private, religious
Campus Size	2 separate campuses
Colors	Blue and White
Programs	Yeshiva Gedolah: Advanced Talmudic studies for post-high school students Kollel Zichron Amram: Post-graduate Torah learning Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital: Accredited undergraduate program for Bachelor’s in Talmudic Law Boys School: Grades 7-12 Girls School: Grades 7-12
Rosh Yeshiva	Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky
Website	www.yeshiva.edu

History

Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer created the Yeshiva High School of Greater Washington in 1964. The school opened the girls division with six students. The boys division opened its first tenth grade class in the following year.^[2] The Yeshiva High School began expanding to include a junior high school in the 1980s and changed its name to the Yeshiva of Greater Washington.^[3]

In 1995, the Yeshiva opened its postsecondary education program, the Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital.^[4] It offers a nationally accredited Bachelor's in Talmudic Law.^[5] The Yeshiva hired Talmudic scholar Aaron Lopiansky to serve as the Rosh Yeshiva for the Yeshiva Gedolah.^[6]

Current enrollment

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington Boys Division offers classes for boys in grades 7 through 12. In 2022, the school reported a student population of 152.^[7]

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division offers classes for girls in grades 7 through 12. In 2022, the school reported a student population of 154.^[8]

See also

• List of Jewish universities and colleges in the United States