Shalom Rav Yeshivah Safed

{{Infobox
|title = Yeshivah Shalom Rav 
|image        = [[File:Space holder.jpg|215px|alt=Shalom Rav Yeshivah]]
|header1 = Hebrew:
|data2  = ישיבת שלום רב
|header5 = Other Names:
|data6   = Chernoybl Yeshiva, Chernobyl Synagogue
|header7 = Description:
|data8   = English-speaking Tzfat Yeshiva.}}

The Shalom Rav Yeshiva provides an opportunity for men and older boys to learn Torah in [[Safed|Tzfat]].

== Chernobyl ==
In the late 18th and early 19th century Jews from Eastern Europe began to “make aliyah” -- move to Israel -- in large waves. Many of these immigrants moved to Tzfat and established their own communities which they named for their towns of origin. Jews from Chernobyl, a town near the Ukranian/Belarussian border, opened a Chernobyl synagogue on Bar Yochai Street in the northeastern quarter of the [[Old City Safed|Old City of Tzfat]].

=== Disrepair ===
Throughout the following decades Tzfat’s population rose and fell. A large percentage of Tzfat’s population left during World War I due to the hardships inflicted by the governing [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918|Turks]] and more residents left after the [[Tarpat 1929 Arab Riots in Safed|Arab Riots of 1929]]. By the early years of Israel’s independence, many [[Tzfat Synagogues|old synagogues]], including the Chernobyl synagogue, had fallen into disrepair and disuse due to the lack of community members who could keep them running.

=== Renewal ===
In the late 1980's Rabbi Rafael Weingot obtained permission to open the Chernobyl synagogue as a yeshiva for young men as well as a functioning synagogue. Ever since, the small structure has served as a seminary where men of all ages can learn and pray.

== Open Yeshivah ==
The Chernobyl synagogue has a daily “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- comprised of men from the [[Old City Safed|Old City]]. The yeshivah functions throughout the day and attracts a wide range of students, from young men who have no Jewish background to those who grew up in Orthodox homes and are looking for a more spiritual aspect to Jewish practices. The yeshivah emphasizes its personal relationship and individualized attention that it provides to its students.

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