Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey
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The Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey (also known as Adelphia) is a Jewish orthodox
yeshiva
high school
and rabbi
nical college located in Howell Township
, New Jersey
.
Founded in 1972 by Rabbi Yeruchim Shain in Adelphia, New Jersey
, the school was originally a boarding school
for high-school-college aged boys from the New York City
area. Today the school has students from all over the world. Many of its alumni are prominent teachers, principals and educators in their respective communities.
The Yeshiva has a state-of-the-art gym and a Mikvah
(ritual bath) on its 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) campus.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
high school
Secondary education in the United States
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and rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
nical college located in Howell Township
Howell Township, New Jersey
Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Founded in 1972 by Rabbi Yeruchim Shain in Adelphia, New Jersey
Adelphia, New Jersey
Adelphia is an unincorporated area located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07710.-Nomenclature:...
, the school was originally a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for high-school-college aged boys from the New York City
New York City
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area. Today the school has students from all over the world. Many of its alumni are prominent teachers, principals and educators in their respective communities.
The Yeshiva has a state-of-the-art gym and a Mikvah
Mikvah
Mikveh is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism...
(ritual bath) on its 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) campus.