Avrohom Gurwicz
Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz | |
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 Gurwicz speaking in 2008 | |
| Title | Gateshead Rosh Yeshiva |
| Personal life | |
| Born | London, England |
| Parent |
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| Education | Gateshead Talmudical College |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Leib Gurwicz |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Gateshead Talmudical College |
| Began | October 1982 |
Avrohom Gurwicz is a British Orthodox rabbi and Talmudic scholar. Since 1982 he has been the rosh yeshiva of Gateshead Talmudical College.
Biography
Gurwicz was born in London, England, the second son of Rabbi Leib Gurwicz, the rosh yeshivah of Gateshead Talmudical College.[1] He is the grandson of Rabbi Elyah Lopian and son-in-law of Lopian's son, Rabbi Leib Lopian.[2] Through his father's mother, he is a descendant of the Vilna Gaon. Gurwicz is a brother-in-law (through his sister Sarah) and cousin to Rabbi Tzvi Kushelevsky, head of the Heichal Hatorah beTzion yeshiva in Jerusalem.[2] Among his sons-in-law is Rabbi Nissan Kaplan, the rosh yeshiva of Daas Ahron and former maggid shiur in the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem.[3][4]
In the mid-1950s, he spent several years as a student at Yeshivas Brisk in Jerusalem, where he developed a relationship with the Brisker Rav. His marriage to his first cousin, the daughter of Leib and Tzipa Lopian,[5] was finalised after a Goral HaGra performed by their mutual grandfather, Elya Lopian. In his early years, he also studied in Gateshead Kolel.[6]
In 1963, he became a maggid shiur at the Gateshead Talmudical College. Following the death of both his father, Leib Gurwicz, and his father-in-law, Leib Lopian, he ascended to the position of rosh yeshiva. He delivers a daily Gemara shiur in Yiddish, beginning each one with a mussar lesson from Chovos Halevavos.[6]
In February 2025, Gurwicz announced that the Haredi community should leave the United Kingdom should the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill be passed.[7][8] In March 2025, he supported voting in the World Zionist Congress elections for the Eretz Hakodesh party.[9][10]
Works
- Anfei Erez, five volumes on the Talmud.
- Ve'anafeha Arzei El on the Torah and Jewish holidays
- Leket Hearos, notes from the shiurim he has given.[11]
References
- ↑ "Tefillos Requested for Rav Avrohom Gurwicz, shlita". Baltimore Jewish Life. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- 1 2 Farnell, Ashley (15 November 2006). "Newcastle Upon Tyne". Orthodox Union. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ↑ Bernstein, Dovid (29 March 2009). "Harav Nissin Kaplan in Los Angeles". matzav.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ↑ "Sparks from the Mir". Daf Yomi Review. 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ↑ Yated Ne'eman staff (5 September 2005). "Rebbetzin Tziporah Lopian, Gateshead". Dei'ah VeDibur. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- 1 2 Damen, David (27 May 2025). "Guardian of the Gate". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ Ben-David, Daniel (19 February 2025). "Head of Gateshead Yeshiva tells Strictly Orthodox community to leave the UK if the Schools Bill passes". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Michelle (20 February 2025). "'Leave the UK if yeshiva changes become law', says leading rabbi". Jewish News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ Isaacson, Gila (17 March 2025). "Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz: Voting in WZC is an obligation (chiyuv)". JFeed. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "HaRav Avrohom Gurwicz, Rosh Yeshivas Gateshead: "It's a Chiyuv to Have a Say in the WZO"". www.theyeshivaworld.com. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ Rose, Binyamin (20 January 2016). "Times (Don't) Change in Gateshead". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2025.