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Yeshiva Torah Vodaas (or Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaath or Yeshiva Torah Vodaath or Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary ) is a ''
yeshiva
A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are s ...
'' in the
Kensington
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The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...
neighborhood of
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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History
The yeshiva was conceived in 1917 and formally opened in 1918, by friends
Binyomin Wilhelm and
Louis Dershowitz, to provide a
yeshiva
A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are s ...
education centering on traditional Jewish sacred texts to the children of families then moving from the
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets.
Traditionally an im ...
to the
Williamsburg section of
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
. From the diary of Binyomin Wilhelm (as cited by his great-grandson, Rabbi Zvi Belsky), Louis Dershowitz is credited, not only with giving early financial and moral support for the founding of the yeshiva, but for the very idea of establishing a yeshiva in Williamsburg. The two friends contacted prominent local Rabbi
Zev Gold of
Congregation Beth Jacob Anshe Sholom and together they formed a board and established the yeshiva on Keap Street in Williamsburg as an elementary school. The yeshiva later moved to a new building at 206 Wilson Street and remained there until 1967, (The elementary school remained at 206 Wilson St. Until 1974) when it moved to its current location at 452 and 425 East 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Gold was elected as the Yeshiva's first president and suggested the name of the school (which in its English rendering is, Yeshiva Torah Vodaath), after the yeshiva founded in
Lida
Lida ( be, Лі́да ; russian: Ли́да ; lt, Lyda; lv, Ļida; pl, Lida ; yi, לידע, Lyde) is a city 168 km (104 mi) west of Minsk in western Belarus in Grodno Region.
Etymology
The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuani ...
in 1905 by Rabbi
Yitzchak Yaacov Reines
Yitzchak Yaacov Reines ( he, יצחק יעקב ריינס, Isaac Jacob Reines), (October 27, 1839 – August 20, 1915) was a Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi and the founder of the Mizrachi Religious Zionist Movement, one of the earliest movements o ...
, which combined secular studies with Jewish studies and traditional
Talmud
The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cente ...
study. During this first period in the yeshiva's history, the yeshiva was modeled after those in Europe, with religious studies in Yiddish and Talmud taught in the Hungarian style of the European yeshivas.
The founding members of the yeshiva soon offered the principalship of the institution to
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, who headed the yeshiva from 1922 to 1948. Under Mendlowitz's leadership, a
mesivta
''Mesivta'' (also metivta; Aramaic: מתיבתא, "academy") is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva secondary school for boys. The term is commonly used in the United States to describe a yeshiva that emphasizes Talmudic studies for boys in grades ...
(yeshiva high school) was opened in 1926.
Later he opened a ''yeshiva gedola'' as well. Rabbi Dovid Leibovitz, a notable torah scholar from Europe was brought in to head the yeshiva's ''
beit midrash
A ''beth midrash'' ( he, בית מדרש, or ''beis medrash'', ''beit midrash'', pl. ''batei midrash'' "House of Learning") is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall." It is distinct from a synagogue (''beth kness ...
'' (study hall) in 1929 but left after only four years to start his own yeshiva (
Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim
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) after personal conflicts with Mendlowitz. Two years later, in 1935, Rabbi Shlomo Heiman became ''
rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...
'' (head of the yeshiva), a position he held until his death in 1944.
When Mendlowitz died in 1948, he entrusted the yeshiva to
Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetzky and
Rabbi Reuven Grozovsky as roshei yeshiva, Rabbi Alexander Linchner as the financial head and secular studies principal,
Rabbi Gedalia Schorr as ''menahel'' of the yeshiva, and
Rabbi Nesanel Quinn as the principal of the high school.
The yeshiva has since expanded to include a ''beit midrash'' in
Monsey, an elementary school division in nearby
Marine Park, and two summer camps all serving a student body, from nursery to postgraduate ''
kollel
A kollel ( he, כולל, , , a "gathering" or "collection" f scholars is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim (lectures) and learning ''sedarim'' (sessions); ...
'', that numbers nearly 2,000 students.
Philosophy
"''
Torah im Derech Eretz
''Torah im Derech Eretz'' ( he, תורה עם דרך ארץ – Torah with "the way of the land"Rabbi Y. Goldson, Aish HaTorah"The Way of the World", Ethics of the Fathers, 3:21/ref>)
is a phrase common in Rabbinic literature referring to vario ...
''" historically influenced the yeshiva's philosophy, but today it is strongly influenced by the
Haredi
Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...
philosophy. However, Torah Vodaath is one of the many major haredi yeshivas that allow its students to attend college while studying at the yeshiva. The great majority of the yeshiva's graduates go on to work in fields that are not related to the torah education that they received in yeshiva.
The Yeshiva was founded on a chassidic flavor that is everlasting. The Yeshiva also does not say Tachnun on Yud Tes Kislev, a major Chassidic holiday. מנהגי ישיבה תורה ודעת יו"ל ע"י ישיבה ומתיבתא תורה ודעת שנת תשע"ח
''Roshei Yeshiva''
The current three ''
roshei yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...
'' are the following:
Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, Rabbi Yosef Savitsky, and Rabbi
Yitzchok Lichtenstein
Yitzchok (Yitzchak) Lichtenstein (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יצחק ליכטנשטיין; born December 1962) is an Israeli-American Orthodox Rabbi, Orthodox rabbi who is a co-rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas located in Brooklyn, New York City ...
.
Lichtenstein is a student of
Rabbi Meshulum Dovid Soloveitchik, son of
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, grandson of Rabbi
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Joseph Ber Soloveitchik ( he, יוסף דב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק ''Yosef Dov ha-Levi Soloveychik''; February 27, 1903 – April 9, 1993) was a major American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a scion ...
, and rabbi of Kehillas Bais Avrohom in Monsey, NY.
Savitsky
is a student of
Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik and
Rabbi Aharon Kotler.
Reisman is rabbi of Agudath Israel of Madison and author of several books, including ''The Laws Of Ribbis'' and ''Pathways of the Prophets''.
The previous ''
roshei yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...
'' include Rabbis
Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886 – 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah U'Mesorah, an outreach and educational organization. He is also known for having taken the reins in 1921 and b ...
,
Yisroel Belsky
Chaim Yisroel HaLevi Belsky (August 22, 1938 – January 28, 2016) was an American rabbi and posek of Orthodox and Haredi Judaism. He was one of the roshei yeshiva (deans) at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, and rabbi of the summer camp network run by Agud ...
,
Avraham Yaakov Pam
Avraham Yaakov Pam (1913 – August 16, 2001) was the '' rosh yeshiva'' of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York.
Biography
Rabbi Pam began his career at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in 1938, when was appointed '' maggid shiur'' (Talmudic lectur ...
,
Shlomo Heiman Shlomo Heiman, (1892–1945) known informally as "Reb Shlomo", was a rabbi, Talmudist, and rosh yeshiva. He led some of the most prominent yeshivas in Europe and the United States.
Early life
Shlomo Heiman was born in Paritsh, Minsk in Belaru ...
,
Dovid Leibowitz
Dovid Leibowitz (1887–1941) was a leading rabbi and disciple of prewar Europe's Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania, who went on to found the Rabbinical Seminary of America, better known today as "Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen" or the ''"Cho ...
,
Yaakov Kamenetsky
Yaakov Kamenetsky (February 28, 1891 – March 10, 1986), was a prominent rabbi, rosh yeshiva, ''posek'' and Talmudist in the post-World War II American Jewish community.
Biography
Yaakov Kamenetsky was born at a folwark called Kalyskovka owned b ...
,
Shachne Zohn,
Zelik Epstein
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,
Gedalia Schorr
Gedalyahu HaLevi Schorr (27 November 1910 – 7 July 1979),http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/jo/tworld/rschorr.html also known as Gedalia Schorr, was a prominent rabbi and rosh yeshiva. He was regarded as the "first American Gadol" (Torah ...
, Elya Chazan, Reuvain Fein,
Simcha Sheps
Simcha Avraham Sheps (April 18, 1908 – November 5, 1998) was an American Orthodox rabbi. He served as rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas.
Early life
Simcha Sheps was born to Simon Sheps in Wysokie Mazowieckie, Russian Empire (cu ...
,
Moshe Rosen (Nezer HaKodesh), and
Reuvain Grozovsky
Refael Reuvain Grozovsky ( be, Рафаэль Гразоўскі; 1886, Minsk, Belarus – 1958, United States) was a leading Orthodox rabbi, Jewish religious leader and rosh yeshiva ("dean") known for his Talmudic analytical style.
Early years
...
.
Notable alumni
*
Milton Balkany, Republican political activist and fundraiser
*Professor
Joseph M. Baumgarten,
Dead Sea Scrolls
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scholar
*Rabbi
Saul Berman
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Berman was ordained at Yeshiva University, from which he also received his B.A. and his M.H.L. He completed a degree in law, a J.D., at New York University, a ...
, American scholar and Modern Orthodox rabbi
*Rabbi Professor
Benjamin Blech
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, Professor of Talmud at
Yeshiva University
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on the Yeshiva Universit ...
*Rabbi
J. David Bleich Judah David Bleich (born August 24, 1936 in Tarrytown, New York) is an authority on Jewish law and ethics, including Jewish medical ethics. He is a professor of Talmud ( rosh yeshiva) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate o ...
, Rosh Yeshiva in
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
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Named after Yitzchak Elchanan ...
of
Yeshiva University
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on the Yeshiva Universit ...
*Rabbi
Shlomo Carlebach
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...
, composer, singer, spiritual leader, pioneer of the
Baal teshuva movement
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*
Noach Dear
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(1953–2020),
New York Supreme Court
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Judge
*Rabbi
Zvi Dershowitz
Zvi Dershowitz (born May 4, 1928) is an American rabbi, and is currently Rabbi Emeritus at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.
Early life
Dershowitz was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1928. In 1938, just 33 days before the Nazis invaded, Dersho ...
, Conservative rabbi
*
David G. Greenfield
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, politician and Chair of New York City Council's Land Use Committee from 2013-2017
*Rabbi
Moshe Heinemann
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, Rabbinical Supervisor ,
Star-K
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and Rav of Agudas Yisroel of Baltimore
*Rabbi
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
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, the
Bostoner Rebbe
* Rabbi
Yakov Horowitz
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Early life
Horowitz was born to Shloime and Beile Horowitz. His father died when he was three years old. He was raised in a Haredi family in Belle Ha ...
, educator and child safety advocate
*Rabbi
Shmuel Kamenetsky, Rosh Yeshiva of the
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
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*Rabbi
Aryeh Kaplan
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, rabbi, Jewish thinker and author of over 40 works.
*Rabbi
Sholom Klass
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, rabbi, publisher of
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''The Jewish Press'' has an online v ...
*Professor
David Kranzler historian of Rescue by Jews during the Holocaust
*Rabbi Dr.
Norman Lamm
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, rabbi, chancellor of
Yeshiva University
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on the Yeshiva Universit ...
*Rabbi
Bernard Levy, rabbi, head of
OK Labs
*Rabbi
Yerucham Olshin
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, a Rosh Yeshiva of
Beth Medrash Govoha
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, Lakewood, New Jersey
*Rabbi
Avraham Yaakov Pam
Avraham Yaakov Pam (1913 – August 16, 2001) was the '' rosh yeshiva'' of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York.
Biography
Rabbi Pam began his career at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in 1938, when was appointed '' maggid shiur'' (Talmudic lectur ...
, later Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva (see above)
*Rabbi
Nesanel Quinn, later Menahel of the Yeshiva
*Rabbi
Yisroel Reisman, today Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva, and Rabbi of Agudath Yisroel of Madison
*Rabbi
Sholom Rivkin
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,
chief rabbi
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of
St. Louis, Missouri
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*Rabbi
Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld
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, Polish–American rabbi and educator associated with the
Breslov Hasidic movement
*Rabbi
Yitzchok Scheiner
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Early life and education
He was born in May 1922 in Pittsburgh to immigrants fro ...
, Rosh Yeshiva of the
Kamenitz yeshiva
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of
Jerusalem
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*
Ben Zion Shenker
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, renowned Hasidic composer and hazzan
*Rabbi
Nosson Scherman
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Early life
Scherman was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, where his paren ...
, rabbi, owner and general editor of
Artscroll
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ArtScroll' ...
*Rabbi
Gedalia Schorr
Gedalyahu HaLevi Schorr (27 November 1910 – 7 July 1979),http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/jo/tworld/rschorr.html also known as Gedalia Schorr, was a prominent rabbi and rosh yeshiva. He was regarded as the "first American Gadol" (Torah ...
, later Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva (see above)
*
Gene Simmons
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(Chaim Witz), aka The Demon, co-founder of the rock band
KISS
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*Rabbi
Elya Svei
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, Rosh Yeshiva of the
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
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*Rabbi
Yaakov Weinberg
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, Rosh Yeshiva of
Yeshivas Ner Yisroel
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*Rabbi Dr.
Ephraim Wolf, recruited for the Yeshiva, founding Rabbi of the Great Neck Synagogue and the
North Shore Hebrew Academy
References
External links
Official website
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Educational institutions established in 1917
Jewish seminaries
Mesivtas
Torah Vodaas
1917 establishments in New York (state)