Venue: YU Israel YU Israel

History:

19th Century CE 

Collections: R' Rakeffet Jewish History Fall 2023

Description

Chasidus Meets America by Ora Wiskind. Students in Volozhin: Maskilim vs 'tzadikim.' Tolerance of Haskalah publications in Volozhin compared to elsewhere. Netziv's less negative attitude to such publications. Volozhin students with weaker backgrounds. Tutors. Town of Volozhin had a great feature: Nothing doing there, no coffee shops, clubs, external libraries. Why R' Aharon Kotler chose Lakewood. Why Bialik liked Volozhin so much. He was loved by all. His departure. R. Hirsch & Bais Yaakov Schools. Bialik would have loved Hesder Yeshivot. Bialik's poems showed his love for the yeshiva. He was in two worlds. The Rav on studying the New Testament. Bialik's well-attended Oneg Shabbat. R' Hutner thanks Moshe Dayan. Dayan's son in Hollywood. General Uzi Dayan. Aryeh Kroll on Charedim. R' Kook compared to Bialik. Shaul Stampfer. Traveling in NYC on train on Simchat Torah. The Rosh Yeshiva's role has more aspects than just teaching. Example: Dr. Belkin. Also R' Kotler. How he was treated by donors. Volozhin succession battle. Rav Auerbach: father & son. Shutting down roads is not acceptable. No pesak is lekhol hade'ot. The Rav on Matan Torah: We are all capable.