The new yeshiva was founded by the Rabbi Yehuda Salah of Tel Aviv's Ethiopian community, for the purpose of providing ordination for young Ethiopian rabbis. Rabbi Lau also expressed his appreciation for the yeshiva's students, who had taken upon themselves the responsibility of being tomorrow's rabbis. "The mass emigration from Ethiopia to Israel was an enormous thing," Rabbi Salah said. "But in order for our happiness in Israel to be complete, we need not only to immigrate to Israel, but also to continue to elevate ourselves with the country." It is run by Rabbi Salah in coordination with several organizations which aim to help immigrants from other countries integrate into Israeli society.

Source: Ethiopian News July 28, 2017 08:48 UTC