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| Formation | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Spiritual |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31°46′32″N35°13′06″E / 31.77551°N 35.21843°E /31.77551; 35.21843 |
Region served | Israel |
| Dr.Stephen Daniel Arnoff | |
Chair | Diane Katz |
| Affiliations | Masorti/Conservative Judaism |
| Website | www |
The Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center was founded in 1972 by the United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism as the central organization forConservative Judaism in Israel. Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center houses theConservative Yeshiva (CY), Moreshet Yisrael synagogue, and the Agron Guest House managed by the Israel Youth Hostel Association. The current Chief Executive Officer of Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center is Dr.Stephen Daniel Arnoff.
Founded in 1972 by the leaders of the United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism to establish a center forTorah study, hospitality, and to be exposed to the Jerusalem/Israel experience.
The Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center Yeshiva is aco-educational institute for study of traditional Jewish texts. TheYeshiva was founded in 1995 and the currentRosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Joel Levy.
The Yeshiva enables people outside the Orthodox Jewish world to gain the advanced Jewish learning and communal experiences provided by attending a Yeshiva. The Yeshiva offers a synthesis of traditional and critical methods, allowing Jewish texts and tradition to encounter social change and modern scholarship. The curriculum focuses on classical Jewish subjects, includingTalmud,Tanakh,Midrash,Halacha, andphilosophy. Learning is conducted in the traditionalyeshiva method (shiur andchavruta) with an openness tomodern scholarship.
The Yeshiva's educational programs include a one-year program, pre-college program, advanced studies program, summer program, and winter program. TheNativ College Leadership Program in Israel ceased to operate in 2024.[1][2]