Talmudical Academy of Baltimore

The Talmudical Academy of Baltimore (Hebrew: ישיבת חפץ חיים), otherwise known as T.A., is a K–12 yeshiva founded in 1917. Its present campus, located at 4445 Old Court Road, includes an elementary school building, middle and high school building, two gymnasiums, a dormitory, a computer lab, and two study halls which double as prayer sanctuaries. They are in the process of completing a twenty-two million dollar campus expansion which will an Early Childhood Center, and a new high school building (which will include a gym, class rooms and beis medrash).

T.A. was founded in 1917 Baltimore Parochial Hebrew School by Rav Avraham Nachman Schwartz זצ"ל. The first enrolled student was Rabbi Dr. Zalman Naftali Skaist זצ"ל,(born in 1911) himself to become a noted pioneer in American Jewish education. Talmudical Academy was located on Cottage Avenue until a fire caused by one of the custodians destroyed the building. The Yeshiva then moved to its present location on Old Court.

Former Rebbeim of note include:

The Elementary and Middle School curricula include all the basic studies: English, Math, Social Studies and Science. The High School curriculum includes Algebra (1&2), Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History, American History, English, and Jewish History (1&2). Advanced Placement courses that TA has offered in the past include Physics, American History, European History, and English Literature. Seniors may optionally take college courses for English 101 and Psychology 101 provided by Baltimore City Community Community College (BCCC)

Talmud study begins in 5th grade at an introductory level. Talmudic study in earnest begins in 8th grade with its division into Bekius and Iyyun. Tractates that are studied with the Bekius method include Rosh Hashanah (Talmud), Sotah, Ta'anit (Talmud), Megillah (Talmud) and others. Shorter Tractates are usually chosen. Unlike many other Lithuanian-Style Yeshivas, TA does not have a set cycle of Tractates that it studies, rather every year the new Tractate is selected in a Faculty meeting. Mishna is studied until 5th grade. The learning of Tanakh is encouraged by most Rabbis on the Faculty, though it is not a primary subject. Most set aside time in the morning for the study of Halacha. This is generally, however, a mere formality.

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