Yeshiva Torah Vodaas






Harry Herskowitz School, groundbreaking in Sept 1962 and occupied in May 1967, home to the Torah Vodaas Mesivta


Yeshiva Torah Vodaath (or Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaath or Yeshiva Torah Vodaas) is a yeshiva in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Philosophy


  • 3 Rosh Yeshiva


  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


The yeshiva was conceived in 1917 and formally opened in 1918, by friends Binyomin Wilhelm and Louis Dershowitz, to provide a yeshiva education centering on traditional Jewish sacred texts to the children of families then moving from the Lower East Side to the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. 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 [1][2] 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. Rabbi 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 in 1905 by Rabbi Yitzchak Yaacov Reines, which combined secular studies with Jewish studies and traditional Talmud study.[3] 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.[4]


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 (yeshiva high school) was opened in 1926.[5] 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 (study hall) in 1929 but left after only four years to start his own yeshiva (Yeshivah Chofetz Chaim) after personal conflicts with Rabbi Mendlowitz. Two years later, in 1935, Rabbi Shlomo Heiman became rosh yeshiva (head of the yeshiva), a position he held until his death in 1944.[6]


When Rabbi Mendlowitz's died in 1948, he entrusted the yeshiva to Rav Yaakov Kaminetzky and Rav Reuven Grozovsky as roshei yeshiva, Rav Alexander Linchner as the financial rosh yeshiva and secular studies principal, Rav Gedalya Schorr as menahel of the yeshiva, and Rav Nesanel Quinn as the principal of the high school.[7]


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, that numbers nearly 2,000 students.[8]



Philosophy


"Torah im Derech Eretz" historically influenced the yeshiva's philosophy,[9] but today it is strongly influenced by the haredi, or ultra-orthodox, philosophy. However, Torah Vodaas 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.[10]



Rosh Yeshiva


The current three roshei yeshiva are the following Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, Rabbi Yosef Savitsky, and Rabbi Yitzchok Lichtenstein[11]


Rabbi Yitzchok Lichtenstein a prominent student of Rabbi Meshulum Dovid Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, grandson of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik ,and Rabbi of Kehillas Bais Avrohom in Monsey, NY[12].


Rabbi Yosef Savitsky[13], a prominent student of Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik.


Rabbi Yisroel Reisman[14], Rabbi of Agudath Israel of Madison and author of several sefarim, including The Laws Of Ribbis, and Pathways of the Prophets.


The previous roshei yeshiva include Rabbis Yisroel Belsky, Avraham Yaakov Pam, Shlomo Heiman, Dovid Leibowitz, Yaakov Kamenetsky, Shachne Zohn, Zelik Epstein, Gedalia Schorr, Elya Chazan, Reuvain Fein, Simcha Sheps, Moshe Rosen, and Reuvain Grozovsky.[15]



Notable alumni




  • Joseph M. Baumgarten, Dead Sea Scrolls scholar


  • J. David Bleich, Rosh Yeshiva in Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University


  • Shlomo Carlebach (musician), rabbi, musician


  • Noach Dear, New York Supreme Court Judge


  • Zecharia Dor-Shav (Dershowitz), rabbi, Professor of Education, Bar Ilan University


  • Zvi Dershowitz, rabbi


  • David G. Greenfield, politician and Chair of New York City Council's Land Use Committee from 2013-2017


  • Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe


  • Shmuel Kamenetsky[citation needed], Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia


  • Aryeh Kaplan, rabbi, Jewish thinker and author of over 40 works.


  • Sholom Klass, rabbi, publisher of The Jewish Press


  • Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel


  • Norman Lamm, rabbi, chancellor of Yeshiva University


  • Bernard Levy, rabbi, head of OK Labs


  • Yerucham Olshin, a Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, New Jersey


  • Avraham Yaakov Pam, later Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva (see above)


  • Nesanel Quinn, later Menahel of the Yeshiva


  • Yisroel Reisman, today Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva, and Rabbi of Agudath Yisroel of Madison


  • Sholom Rivkin, chief rabbi of St. Louis, Missouri


  • Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld, Polish–American rabbi and educator associated with the Breslov Hasidic movement


  • Yitzchok Scheiner, Rosh Yeshiva of the Kamenitz yeshiva of Jerusalem


  • Nosson Scherman, rabbi, owner and general editor of Artscroll


  • Gedalia Schorr, later Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva (see above)


  • Gene Simmons (Chaim Witz), co-founder of the rock group Kiss


  • Elya Svei, Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia


  • Yaakov Weinberg, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel


  • Moshe Wolfson, Rabbi of Congregation Emunas Yisrael in Boro Park, and Mashgiach Ruchani of the Yeshiva

  • Sholom Smith, Authored the ArtScroll series of the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Pam[16]



References





  1. ^ Bunim, Amos (1989). A Fire in His Soul: Irving M. Bunim, 1908-1980. Feldheim Publishers. p. 250. ISBN 0-87306-473-9..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Sherman, Moshe D. (1996). Orthodox Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-313-24316-6.


  3. ^ "Rabbi Isaac Jacob Reines" (PDF).


  4. ^ Helmreich, William B. (2000). The World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 26. ISBN 9780881256420.


  5. ^ Rosenblum, Reb Shraga Feivel, p. 76.


  6. ^ Helmreich, William B. (2000). The World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9780881256420.


  7. ^ Mendlowitz, Paul (2009-08-27). "Unorthodox-Jew A Critical View of Orthodox Judaism: The Battles That Brought Down Yeshiva Torah Vodaath - The Mother Of American Yeshivas. Part One". Unorthodox-Jew A Critical View of Orthodox Judaism. Retrieved 2016-01-24.


  8. ^ Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon. "My Machberes". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 2016-01-24.


  9. ^ Ben Zion Weberman (1896-1968): Life and Legacy of an Orthodox Jewish Attorney in New York City During the Interwar Period and Beyond, Moshe Rapaport, University of Hawaii Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine


  10. ^ Helmreich, William B. (2000). The World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 268. ISBN 9780881256420.


  11. ^ https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1606068/rav-yitzchok-lichtenstein-inaugurated-as-rosh-yeshiva-at-yeshiva-torah-vodaath.html


  12. ^ http://matzav.com/rav-yitzchok-lichtenstein-installed-as-rov-of-kehillas-bais-avrohom/


  13. ^ http://matzav.com/news-at-yeshiva-torah-vodaath/


  14. ^ http://matzav.com/news-at-yeshiva-torah-vodaath/


  15. ^ Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon. "My Machberes". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 2016-02-07.


  16. ^ http://www.artscroll.com/Authors/Rabbi_Sholom_Smith.html




External links


  • Official website

Coordinates: 40°38′17.56″N 73°58′9.54″W / 40.6382111°N 73.9693167°W / 40.6382111; -73.9693167







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