Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim, also called the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies, is a yeshiva for baalei teshuva currently located in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. The yeshiva was founded in 1970[1][2] by Rabbi Boruch Horovitz.
Prior to his move to Israel, Rabbi Boruch Horovitz was a rabbi in Manchester, England.[3] Born 1930 in Frankfurt,[4] his family and he moved to London pre-WW II. Horovitz studied in Gateshead and, in 1957, became rav of Manchester's Central Synagogue.
^1970: 2010=40th year. "Dvar Yerushalayim ..." The Jerusalem Post. September 24, 2010. Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim – the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies – will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday with a gala ...
^"The Days Have Come"(PDF). Rabbi Horovitz, formerly a Rav in Manchester, England, is founder and dean of Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim
