Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg

[4] Secondly, and in complementary fashion, the derech of the Maharal[5] influences the Yeshivah's approach to learning, and more particularly, its Hashkafa ("worldview").

Yeshivah Gedolah is known for its "uncomplicated approach to learning"[7] — continuing that of Telz, and consistent with the Maharal's approach to Torah study, as well as that of Baranovich — and for its high standards[8] and thorough semichah programme, requiring that graduates "be talmidei chachamim and not just religious functionaries".

More than 50 shuls, 20 communal organisations and virtually all of South Africa's Jewish day schools have been served by its alumni.

Over the decades, Rabbi Goldfein gave thousands of public lectures, including the very popular weekly Parashat ha-Shavua shiur, more than 1000 of which were recorded and are widely distributed.

A documentary film, Bridging Worlds: The Life and Teachings of Rav Azriel Chaim Goldfein was produced in 2014.