Wikipedia's first sentence called it “officially registered with the college board as the mirrer yeshiva central institute”. Today it says “haredi yeshiva located in brooklyn”.
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Mirrer yeshiva in Brooklyn.1The Mir yeshiva ( , Yeshivas Mir ), commonly known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir , is officially registered with the College Board as the Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute .2It is a prominent, Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York known for its excellence in talmudic studies.3Its long-time Rosh Yeshiva was Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum , who died on January 6, 2008. Rabbi Berenbaum was a son-in-law of the founder of the Brooklyn branch of the Mir Yeshiva, Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz . Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a statement praising Berenbaum, noting that he built the Jewish academy "into one of the largest centers for Torah study in the world." Steven Bayme, national director of contemporary Jewish life at the American Jewish Congress said the yeshiva helped preserve "a world that was otherwise lost."4
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The Mir yeshiva ( , Yeshivas Mir ), commonly known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir , is officially registered with the College Board as the Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute . It is a prominent, Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn , New York known for talmudic studies. Its long-time Rosh Yeshiva was Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum , who died on January 6, 2008. Rabbi Berenbaum was a son-in-law of the founder of the Brooklyn branch of the Mir Yeshiva, Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz . Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a statement praising Berenbaum, noting that he built the Jewish academy "into one of the largest centers for Torah study in the world." Steven Bayme, national director of contemporary Jewish life at the American Jewish Congress said the yeshiva helped preserve "a world that was otherwise lost."
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School in Brooklyn, New York, United States The Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute ( , Yeshivas Mir ), commonly known as the Mir Yeshiva or the Mirrer Yeshiva , is a prominent, Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn , New York known for talmudic studies.Some students and staff members consider Rabbi Schepansky to be Rosh Yeshiva as well.Rabbi Brudny serves a large public role in addition to his position in the Yeshiva, including sitting on the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah.
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School in Brooklyn, New York, United States The Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute ( ), commonly known as the Mir Yeshiva or the Mirrer Yeshiva ( ), is a Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn , New York. The teaching staff includes Rabbi Elya Brudny , who also sits on the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
School in Brooklyn, New York, United States The Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute ( Hebrew : ישיבת מיר , romanized : Yeshivas Mir ), commonly known as the Mir Yeshiva or the Mirrer Yeshiva ( Yiddish : מירער ישיבה ), is a Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn , New York. The teaching staff includes Rabbi Elya Brudny , who also sits on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah .
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officially registered with the college board as the mirrer yeshiva central institute
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haredi yeshiva located in brooklyn
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