History:

19th Century CE,  20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Lita/Poland

Description

Shiur given on a bus in Vilna. R Schachter discusses R Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, R Chaim Soloveitchik, R Yisrael Zev Gustman, The Chazon Ish, and R Yechiel Michel Tukitchinsky and more. How did R Gustman know which berries were edible? Why did R Chaim Ozer not retire to Jerusalem? Who answered R Munk's question about the Paris eruv, which he sent to R Chaim Ozer? Why did R Velvel not want to eat sugar cubes on Pesach? Who decided upon where the international date line was, for the Mirer Yeshiva, in Shanghai? Why was R Yeruchom Levovitz's style of mussar, acceptable, in Lithuanian yeshivas? Why did the Chazon Ish have so many kulos and R Kook chumros, regarding shemitah? Why were the Briskers machmir by shemitah?When is a pruta chamura needed?