Beis Hamedrash Eitz Chaim was established in 2016 by a group of yungerleit seeking a warm and serious Mokom Tefilla, where they and their families could grow in Torah & Yiras Shomayim, a place they could consider like a second home.

The Beis Hamedrash is fortunate to have been led from the outset by their Rov, Rav Yaakov Tzvi Saberski, an outstanding and highly approachable Talmid Chochom and Moreh Tzedek renowned for his exceptional clarity, whose goal is to encourage a tzibbur of bnei aliya. Through his constant guidance on both a communal and personal level, along with regular shiurim in Halocho and Mussar, Etz Chaim has thrived and membership has grown.

Besides warm, daily Minyanim, the Beis Hamedrash has become a focal point of the Gateshead Kehilla with a daily evening chabura, ovos uvonim, and a Shabbos learning  programme, besides the many individuals who choose to make Etz Chaim their place for learning at various times throughout the day and night. d