Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood

Name: Beth Medrash Govoha
Address: 617 6th St, Lakewood, United States

#4 among attractions in Lakewood

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Facts and practical information

Beth Medrash Govoha is a Haredi Jewish Lithuanian yeshiva in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It was founded by Rabbi Aaron Kotler in 1943 and is the second-largest yeshiva in the world, after Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. As of 2019, it had 6,715 students, 2,748 regular and 3,967 in Kollel status. The principal Rosh yeshiva since 1982 is Rabbi Malkiel Kotler. Talmud and halakha studies in the institution are carried in the form of over 200 small groups, Chaburos, which consist of several students mentored by a veteran, each pursuing its own specific curriculum with an emphasis on individual learning. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°5'44"N, 74°13'19"W

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617 6th StLakewoodLakewood United States

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Beth Medrash Govoha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strand Theater, Lake Carasaljo, Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, Georgian Court University.

~1790 ftE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Strand Theater, Lakewood
9 min walk • The Strand Theater is a vaudeville theater in Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, that has been included on the List of Registered Historic Places in New Jersey.
~1570 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Carasaljo, Lakewood
8 min walk • A man-made lake in the center of Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Lake Carasaljo was created in the mid-1700s when the South Branch of the Metedeconk River was dammed to provide power for a sawmill, which became known as Three Partners Mill.
~1590 ftW
Park
Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, Lakewood
8 min walk • The Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, on the campus of Georgian Court University, in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, United States, was once the landscaped park for the winter home of George Jay Gould, millionaire son of railroad tycoon Jay Gould.
~1920 ftNW
Universities and schools
Georgian Court University, Lakewood
10 min walk • Georgian Court University is a private Roman Catholic university in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. Founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy, the university has more than 1,500 undergraduates and nearly 600 graduate students.

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Which popular attractions are close to Beth Medrash Govoha?

Nearby attractions include Lake Carasaljo, Lakewood (8 min walk), Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, Lakewood (8 min walk), Strand Theater, Lakewood (9 min walk), Georgian Court University, Lakewood (10 min walk).