The entrance to the new Yeshiva Gedolah at 8201 High School Road in
Elkins Park
professions. One of the rabbi’s former
students works in the management
operations fi eld and helped him fi nd
the company that will provide janito-
rial staff to Yeshiva Gedolah.

A yeshiva aims to root its students in
Torah to develop their moral character.

Th en, they will be more likely to fi nd
success in their chosen professions and
become upstanding members of their
communities. Rubanowitz hopes that, in many cases
for his current scholars, that commu-
nity becomes Elkins Park.

“We all aim to be a beacon of light,”
he said.

Th e community, for its part, seems
happy to have them.

Cheltenham Township’s Board of
Commissioners approved the yeshiva’s
sewage facilities planning module with
a 6-0 vote in August. And then in early
September, over a holiday weekend, it
helped the school gain the fi nal approv-
The Yeshiva Gedolah property in Elkins Park is still under construction.

als it needed to open.

Th e institution’s hired construction
company, Regan Kline Cross Architects,
is still renovating the site. But it is in sta-
ble-enough condition for the students
and staff to move in and start the year.

“Th ey weren’t looking for any zon-
ing change,” said Daniel Norris, the
board president. “Th ey were looking
for minor variances, so it wasn’t a sig-
nifi cant decision as far as the type of
organization.” Norris, who is Jewish and belongs
to the Conservative Beth Sholom
Congregation on Old York Road, also
believes that the Orthodox institution
will add to the community in general.

“We have an Orthodox synagogue
not far away: Young Israel of Elkins
Park,” he said. “And Cheltenham is
a very welcoming community to all
religions.” JE
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