Sunderland Talmudical College

The Sunderland Talmudical College (Hebrew: ישיבת שארית הפליטה נצח ישראל‎), popularly known as Sunderland Yeshiva, was founded in the city of Sunderland in the United Kingdom during the 1940s. It re-located to Gateshead in June 1988, albeit keeping its original name. In its early years it catered for students from North Africa. The student body currently (2015) numbers over 100. Students are mainly English; however, there are also students from France, Switzerland and Belgium.

Faculty

The first rosh yeshiva was Rabbi Zev Waltner. He was succeeded by Rabbi Shammai Zahn, with whom the yeshiva is most closely identified known as av hayeshive. The other rosh yeshiva Rabbi Zechariah Gelley, later the rabbi of Washington Heights, worked closely with Rabbi Zahn in opening an ashkenazi wing in the yeshiva. The current rosh yeshiva is Rabbi Yankel Ehrentreu, and the head of kibutz is Rabbi Avrohom Ehrentreu. The other members of faculty are R' David Zahn, R' Avrohom Chaim Zahn, R' Yaackov Abenson, R' Shmuel Wolf, R' Moshe Salamon, R' Yechezkel Ehrentreu, R' Shlomo Klyne and R' Yackov Cohen. More recently the yeshiva added R' Chaim Roberts R' Chaim Goldkin and R' Mulli Zahn to its staff.

The Kibutz

The Kibutz is a more recent addition to the yeshiva -being and was established in year 1996. The head of the Kibutz, Rabbi Avrohom Ehrentreu, is known for his unique style of thinking and is a disciple of Rabbi Chatzkel Levenstein.

Current location

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in North-East England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.