Marbeh Torah

Marbeh Torah was a Haredi yeshiva for English-speaking baalei teshuva, located in Bnei Brak. It closed down not long after so called Rabbi, Naftoli Elzas became the sole Rosh HaYeshiva.

Naftoli Elzas, born shortly after the Holocaust in the Dutch town of Borculo. He claims to be a graduate of Ponevezh Yeshiva. However, while touting the truths of Torah, he himself does not follow it’s precepts. 

The yeshiva had six rabbis and approximately 40 students, both married and unmarried men. At its height, had plenty more than that. It is a combination of a regular yeshiva of the Ponevitch type and a yeshiva for baalei teshuva. The yeshiva accepts students who have almost no knowledge of Judaism.