R' Leizer Yehudah Finkel Moves to Yerushalayim in 1941 and Reopens Mir Yeshiva. The Brisker Rav. International Date Line Controversy and Yom Kippur. Intravenous on Yom Kippur. Zlata Ginzburg Compares the Torah World of Europe to that of the US. - Jun 9, 2025 - Charlie Buttons (Nassofer). The 3 different groups of new dayanim. YU Pride Alliance. President of Israel attends Jerusalem pride parade. Letter comparing YU to Conservative & Reform. R' Leizer Yehuda Finkel: Only Eretz Yisrael not US. He arrives in Jerusalem with Brisker Rav in 1941. The Friday afternoon train ride. Comparing Brisker Rav to Netziv with respect to the seder. Intravenous on Yom Kippur. How the machloket among Chazon Ish & others as to International Date Line affected travel & fasting decisions of Mir Yeshiva (MY). R' Finkel reopens MY in 1943. How MY interacted with Yishuv Hayashan. R' Finkel as master fundraiser. His bus ride. The Rav waiting in line at cafeteria. Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland. Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. Interview of Zlata Ginsburg where she compares what she saw & experienced in Europe to the US. US very much inferior in many ways. R' Yechezkel Levenstein & the US$ check & Shabbat observance. European weddings were far superior to US ones. Bendheims. Nichum aveilim also superior in Europe. Wives becoming more educated. Teyna Akerman. R' Yehoshua Hutner. R' Yaakov Meskin. Arrival of the Rakeffets in Israel. Prof. Nechama Leibowitz & R' Ovadia Yosef.
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