Yeshiva

Upon his retirement as president, he was given the position of Chancellor of Yeshiva University, and he maintained his title as Rosh HaYeshiva (“head of the yeshiva”) of Yeshiva University’s rabbinical school, RIETS.

After completing high school, he studied at the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia under Rav, and then at Lakewood Yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey under Rabbi Aharon Kotler from 1954 to 1962.

The Mir Yeshiva was the only Polish yeshiva to survive the war intact.

A concurrent shiur for the English track was given by HaRav Yitzchak Blau, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Ateres Tzvi, whose interesting discourse into halacha l’maysa of tefilah offered guidance on multiple davening-related matters.

But perhaps we can take a lesson from Rav Yeruchem Levovitz zatzal, the great Mashgiach of the Mir Yeshiva in Europe – who had previously learned in the Yeshiva of Slabodka – whose famous Mashgiach was the Alter of Slabodka, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt”l.

After two years in Brisk he joined the Novohrdaker yeshiva in Mezrich.

Although he knew of some in his yeshiva who had become engaged after a fourth or fifth date, he shook away those unhelpful thoughts.

An Orthodox rabbi who heads the Bnei David pre-military yeshiva program in the Jewish community of Eli, Levenstein has had the temerity to express his distaste and opposition to homosexuality.

A yeshiva school bus in Brooklyn, New York City, November 6, 2022.

Building the Homesh Yeshiva.

Dr. David Pelcovitz, Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva University, observes that the word “happiness” is etymologically linked to words such as “happenstance,” “haphazard,” or even “mishap,” suggesting happiness is random, a roll of the dice.

In addition, Palestinian residents of the nearby Burqa village petitioned the High Court to demolish the Homesh yeshiva, located on private Palestinian lands.

In yeshiva there is much more ‘freedom’.

Leaving Al Aqsa, a group of yeshiva students spotted my Islamic prayer rug and hassled and heckled me all the way to the hotel.

Many of them are sick and tired, for example, of seeing yeshiva boys who don’t work or defend their country get more government benefits than their children who do both.

More than 30 Yeshiva University students visit Morocco as part of a one-of-a-kind experiential educational opportunity.

Not even a pin drop could be heard as the chairman of the event, Rav Yisrael Layush, introduced the Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch.

Other women at the Conservative Yeshiva were so interested in her tzitzit that she ran a workshop where she taught them how to make the undergarment.

Over 50 students were rocking in prayer at the yeshiva on a recent visit.

Rabbi Moshe Chodosh, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ohr Elchonon, says it is incumbent upon us to exert ourselves to always serve Hashem with happiness in order to achieve higher spiritual levels.