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The Yeshiva of Rochester (formerly the Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York or TIUNY) is an all-male educational institution for high school- and college-age young men located in Rochester, New York. It is primarily an American, Lithuanian style Haredi but non-Hasidic yeshiva. TIUNY was founded in 1974 as the first external affiliate branch of the Chofetz Chaim education network by Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz and Rabbi Dovid Harris.
| Yeshiva of Rochester | |
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769 Park Avenue , United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°08′50″N 77°34′30″W / 43.1471°N 77.5750°W |
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| Former name | Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York |
| School type | Private High School, and Beis medrash Mesivta, Beis Medrash |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism |
| Established | 1974 |
| Founders | Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz, Rabbi Dovid Harris |
| Principal | Rabbi Yoni Polatoff |
| Head teacher | Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz |
| Teaching staff | 12 |
| Grades | 9-12, Beis Medrash, Kollel |
| Website | www |
In 2004, TIUNY opened its own day school, Derech HaTorah of Rochester, offering grades kindergarten through 8th.
In 2022 The Yeshiva Of Rochester announced a brand new campus! The new grounds located in the surrounding town of Brighton will include facilities and amenities such as sport fields, state of the art dorm rooms and a magnificent synagogue. The plan is to move in by 2026
Notable alumni
edit- Yaakov Shwekey, Jewish singer