Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns (YGFT, ) is a yeshiva located in Woodmere, New York.
History The school was founded in 2003 by its , Yitzchak Knobel and its rosh yeshiva (dean) Moshe Zev Katzenstein.(February 19, 2020) "YGFT Holds 17th Annual Dinner on February 26", 5tjt.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024. Its first location was a storefront on West Broadway, moving in 2014 to a building at 218 Mosher Avenue in Woodmere, New York.Eisenberg, Malka (April 2, 2014) "Five Towns Celebrates Yeshiva's New Home", The Jewish Star. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
Description The school has approximately seventy students and several rabbis on staff. The primary goals of the yeshiva include advancing the students' level of Torah study, particularly Talmud, and strengthening their character traits through the study of .
The yeshiva's students are involved in inspecting the Five Towns on a weekly basis.(August 13, 2021) "5 Towns and Far Rockaway Important Eruv Information", 5 Towns Central. Retrieved February 14, 2024. The yeshiva is currently remodeling the Hewlett .
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YGFT 15th Anniversary Dinner Journal