Yeshiva of Far Rockaway

Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary יְשִׁיבָה דֶרֶךְ אֵיתָן
Address
802 Hicksville Rd. Far Rockaway, Queens , New York 11691 United States
Coordinates	40°36′01″N 73°44′38″W
Information
Religious affiliation(s)	Judaism
Founder	Rabbi Nachman Bulman, Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr
CEEB code	331892
Head of school	Rabbi Moshe Perr
Grades	9–12, seminary
Gender	Male
Enrollment	160
Average class size	25
Language	English
Website	http://www.yofr.org

Yeshiva of Far Rockaway (also known as Yeshiva Derech Ayson (Hebrew: יְשִׁיבָה דֶרֶךְ אֵיתָן) and Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary) is a yeshiva located at 802 Hicksville Road, Far Rockaway, Queens in New York City. It comprises a high school, beis medrash, and Kollel. The school was founded by Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr, and by Rabbi Nachman Bulman. Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr was the rosh yeshiva (dean) until his death in May 2024, and was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Moshe Perr. ^[1]It has intensive Talmudic studies, and features the rosh yeshiva's musar (ethics) lectures in the Novardok tradition.^{[citation needed]} The yeshiva also has a kollel, Kollel Ner Rochel Leah, for married students.^{[citation needed]}

History

Rabbi Yechiel Perr, an alumnus of Yeshiva Beis Yosef-Novardok in Brooklyn, Beth Medrash Govoha, the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, and Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, founded the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway in 1969. The name of the yeshiva, Derech Ayson, comes from the sefer by Rabbi Avraham Yoffen of Novardok. After Rabbi Perry's passing, the dean position was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Moshe Perr. ^[2]

The yeshiva's principal from 1970 until his death was Rabbi Aaron Brafman, older brother of attorney Benjamin Brafman.^[3] After Rabbi Brafman's passing, Rabbi Mordechai Miller became the principal of judaic studies in his place.

Notable alumni

• Rabbi Azriel Brown, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret
• Rabbi Yaakov Mayer, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret
• Ari Goldwag, Jewish recording artist, songwriter, and producer
• Rabbi Ezra Schwartz, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University
• Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun

References

1. "BDE: Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Far Rockaway, R' Yechiel Yitzchok Perr ZT"L (Updated)". 5 Towns Central. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
2. Bernstein, Dovid (7 February 2009). "Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Dinner Tonight, Ben Brafman to MC". matzav.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
3. Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky (21 February 2018). "Streets of Life". Ami Magazine. No. 356. pp. 140–141.