Volozhin Yeshiva: R' Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv) and R' Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (בית הלוי). The Unpleasant Conflict Among the Students as to Which of the Two Should be the Rosh Yeshiva. Resolution of the Conflict. - Mar 4, 2024 - Charedi-faction demonstration of March 3, 2024, was chilul Hashem plus Reform Judaism. R' Chaim Volozhiner and his reading the letter of his married student. Gottesman and Lamport families. Louis Jacobs. The Yeshiva College 1935 scandal. Jewish authors of comic books. The Czar's support of Rabbinic schools and of Crown Rabbis. The controversy whether Netziv or Bet Halevi should be the Rosh Yeshiva. The Rav on efficacy of prayer, using his own prayer as an example. Short history of Soloveichik family until the Bet Halevi. סיני או עוקר הרים? Description of how students engaged in this controversy over leadership. Four rabbis (an even number) come to Volozhin to provide solution to the controversy: ר' דוד טביל of Minsk (נחלת דוד), Rav Ze'ev of Vilna (מגיד מישרים), the Slutzker Rav, and R' Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor. A description of the terms of the solution: Act respectfully. Admissions decided mainly by Netziv. Teachers do not teach or consult in their homes, only in yeshiva. Handling of money including the use of a safe. Dismissal of meshulochim. Bet Halevi moves to Slutsk. The Rav and his solution for the double bar mitzvah in the Bronx. R' Refael Shapiro: His daughter's wedding.
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