Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem

Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ) (Hebrew: מתיבתא תפארת ירושלים, Mesivta Tiferet Yerushaláyim) is a yeshiva on the Lower East Side of New York City.

The yeshiva was originally organized in 1905 as a synagogue, known as Congregation Tifereth Jerusalem, at 115 Hester Street on the Lower East Side of New York City.

[1][3] The congregation hired Yehuda Sachs Wolpert to administer the institution as he previously served as Rabbi in Libau, part of the Zamut region of Lithuania.

[4] In June 1922, the new MTJ building had its grand opening marked by a parade and attendance by leading rabbis in New York along with media coverage in The Hebrew Standard and the Jewish Morning Journal.

The yeshiva's mashgiach, Chaim Mintz, also founded and runs the kiruv organization Oorah.

Interior and 1922 dedication plaque