Venue: YU Israel YU Israel

History:

20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Rakeffet Jewish History Fall 2023

Description

Brief history of this shiur. R' Meir Shapiro's goal for Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva (CLY). Criticism of CLY. Why Daf Yomi so succeeded. R' Rakeffet in grades 7 and 8 learns why his teachers did not leave Europe in the 1930s. Yeshivot: public trusts or family-run. The consequence of the death of R' Shapiro. Kofer Nefesh instituted & succeeded in response to his death & thus CLY received abundant donations. R' Shapiro's successor. The political situation in Israel: Key factors & possible solutions. Demographics. The Left is losing the control that it had since 1904. Disdain by the elite for non-Ashkenazim. The draft and yeshiva exemptions. Soldiers on finishing IDF service do not abandon Torah to the extent they did decades ago. Core curriculum.