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Alter Of Slobodka
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (, Sephardic Hebrew, Sephardic/Modern Hebrew, Israeli: ''Natan Tzvi''; ; 1849–1927) was an influential Lithuanian Jews, Lithuanian Jewish leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka), Slabodka yeshiva, in the town of Sloboda Vilyampolskaya (now Vilijampolė, a suburb of Kaunas). He is also known by the Yiddish appellation ''der Alter'' ("the Elder") and as the Alter of Slabodka. Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the United States, USA and Israel. Early years Rabbi Finkel was born in 1849 to Reb Moshe Finkel and was orphaned at an early age, not much is known about his formative years. At a young age, he went to study at the Kelm Talmud Torah under Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv, "the Alter of Kelm." Philosophical approach Despite his influence, he was an intensely private person. Yet, he personally oversaw the complete student body of the yeshiva. His motto was summed up i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeshiva Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka)
Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (; ) was a yeshiva located in the town of Vilijampolės Slabada in the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Vilijampolė in Kaunas, Lithuania). It operated from the late 19th century until World War II. Origins From the second half of the 19th century onwards, Kovno became a hub of History of the Jews in Lithuania#Jewish culture in Lithuania, Jewish cultural activity in Lithuania. Prominent scholars included Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (the "Kovner Rav"; officiated 1864-96), Abraham Mapu, one of the first modern Hebrew writers, and Israel Isidor Elyashev, known as the "Ba'al Makhshoves," the first Yiddish language, Yiddish literary critic. The Yeshiva, yeshivot of Slobodka, particularly the Or HaChaim yeshivah founded by Tzvi Levitan around 1863 (also known as Yeshivas R' Hirschel), attracted students from other countries. Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka), Nosson Tzvi Finkel, also known as "Der Alter fun Slabodka" (The Elder of Slabodka), who had als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |