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Beth Medrash Govoha ((ヘブライ語:בית מדרש גבוה)) (lit: Higher, or advanced, House of Study) is a Haredi yeshiva located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is commonly known as BMG, or Lakewood Yeshiva. It was founded in 1943 by Rabbi Aharon Kotler and Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel. As of 2012, the yeshiva has 6,500 married and undergraduate students,〔Freund, Rabbi Tuvia. "'There is a Future for Torah in America': A roundtable discussion of Hagaon Harav Aharon Kotler's accomplishments and legacy, with the roshei yeshivah and administrators of Bais Medrash Govoha". ''Hamodia'' Magazine, 15 November 2012, pp. 8–11.〕 making it one of the largest yeshivas in the world. Over the years, the ''roshei yeshiva'' of BMG have all been associated with the Kotler family, beginning with Rabbi Aharon Kotler from 1943 until his death in 1962; Rabbi Shneur Kotler, his son, who led the yeshiva from 1962 until his death in 1982; and the present ''roshei yeshiva'', Rabbi Malkiel Kotler (son of Shneur Kotler), Rabbi Dovid Schustal (son-in-law of Shneur Kotler), Rabbi Yerucham Olshin and Rabbi Yisroel Neuman (sons-in-law of Rabbi Dov Schwartzman).〔 Rabbis Olshin, Schustal and Neuman are married to grandchildren of Rabbi Aharon Kotler. To manage the huge enrollment, the four ''roshei yeshiva'' divide up the times they deliver ''shiurim'' (Torah lectures) in the various ''battei medrash'' (study halls) on campus. There are also 240 ''roshei chabura'' (heads of small study groups) who guide and encourage groups of students in the yeshiva's trademark style of independent learning.〔Besser, Yisroel. "Child of the Yeshiva". ''Mishpacha'', 14 November 2012, p. 64.〕 ==Description== The campus consists of four main buildings containing over eight study halls and numerous residence halls. The newest building was completed in the summer of 2015, on the land where Bais Eliyahu (the "trailers") used to be. It was first used on Rosh Hashanah 5776, seating over 1000 people for the services.The building was sponsored by Ralph Herzka and Meir Levine. The yeshiva is licensed by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools. It is authorized to grant bachelor's and master's degrees in Talmudics, as well as two post-master's diplomas in Talmudics. What students seek in Beth Medrash Govoha is to at first attain the skills necessary to properly understand and analyze the Talmud and to be able to do independent research on a scholarly level, and then use these skills to become accomplished Talmudic scholars.〔 Beth Medrash Govoha is a post-graduate institution and the general age of entry for new students is about 22. A level of analytic skill and comprehension in understanding the Talmud is required to the extent that a student is be able to study a subject from the starting point all the way to the most complex areas of that subject on his own. The yeshiva does not have a remedial program for weak or unprepared students, and reaching the level required to be a successful student at the yeshiva takes several years of intense, full-time study. As such, in general, only students that have already studied in an undergraduate level yeshiva geared for students aged 18–22, will be accepted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beth Medrash Govoha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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