Beth Medrash Govoha
Beth Medrash Govoha is a Haredi Jewish Litvishe yeshiva in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It was founded by Rabbi Aharon Kotler in 1943 and is the second-largest yeshiva in the world, after Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: University
- Description: yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Beth Madrash Govoha”, “Ieixivà de Lakewood”, “Jeŝivo Lakewood”, “Lakewood Yeshiva”, “Yeshivá de Lakewood”, “בית המדרש גבוה”, “בית המדרש גבוה דלעיקוואוד”, “בית המדרש עליון”, “בית מדרש גבוה (לייקווד, נ.ג‘.)”, and “ישיבה גבוה ד’לעיקוואוד”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Lake Carasaljo and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus.
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
Hospital
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, formerly… Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus is situated 1½ miles south of Beth Medrash Govoha.
ShoreTown Ballpark
Stadium
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larrabees and Southard.
Larrabees
Hamlet
Howell Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Larrabees is situated 2 miles northeast of Beth Medrash Govoha.
Southard
Hamlet
Howell Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Southard is situated 3 miles north of Beth Medrash Govoha.
Howell
Howell Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Beth Medrash Govoha
- Categories: yeshiva, private not-for-profit educational institution, and education
- Location: Lakewood, Ocean County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.09612° or 40° 5′ 46″ north
Longitude
-74.22157° or 74° 13′ 18″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
87G73QWH+C9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yiddish—“Beth Medrash Govoha” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Beth Medrash Govoha”
- Chinese: “湖木鎮葉史瓦”
- Esperanto: “Beth Medrash Govoha”
- Esperanto: “Betmidraŝo Govoha”
- French: “Beth Medrash Govoha”
- Hebrew: “ישיבת לייקווד”
- Spanish: “Beth Medrash Govoha”
- Yiddish: “בית מדרש גבוה”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: A Country Place and Coventry Square.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Martin Klein Residence Hall and Herzka Building.
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