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Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim (also known as the Rabbinical Seminary of America) is an
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based in
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, New York, United States. It is primarily an American, non-chasidic Haredi
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ic yeshiva. The yeshiva is legally titled Rabbinical Seminary of America (RSA) but is often referred to as just Chofetz Chaim as that was the nickname of its namesake, Yisroel Meir Kagan. It has affiliate branches in
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and North America.


History


Brooklyn

The Yeshiva was established in 1933 by
Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz Dovid Leibowitz (May 15, 1887 – December 4, 1941) was a Russian-born American rabbi. A disciple of Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania, he went on to found Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in the United States, where he served as rosh yeshiva (dean). Early lif ...
, a great-nephew of the Chofetz Chaim. Leibowitz was a disciple of Nosson Tzvi Finkel and he also studied under
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at
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in
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. The yeshiva was named for Leibowitz's great uncle, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan, who had died that year. It is officially named Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen, but is often referred to simply as Chofetz Chaim (), which is commonly used as a name for Kagan, after his book with the same title. ''Chofetz Chaim'' means "desires life" in
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. The Yeshiva's first building was in
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Queens

In December 1955 it relocated to
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. Most recently, in the summer of 2002, the Yeshiva relocated to
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Leadership

After Leibowitz died in December 1941, he was succeeded as head by his son,
Henoch Leibowitz Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz (June 2, 1918His date of birth is uncertain, but his passport read June 2, 1918. – April 15, 2008) was an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi who was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaK ...
, a role held in the 21st century by Dovid Harris, Akiva Grunblatt, and Shaul Opoczynski. The yeshiva houses a boys' secondary school or
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, Yeshiva Preparatory High School, headed for many years by Rabbi Zechariah Fendel, an undergraduate yeshiva, and a rabbinical school that grants
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(ordination). Rabbinical students at the yeshiva often spend a decade or more there, studying a traditional yeshiva curriculum focusing on
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, '' mussar'' ("ethics"), and ''
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'' ("Jewish law").


Characteristics

The yeshiva is known for six primary characteristics that distinguish it from other schools: #It places an emphasis on unpacking the latent processes of reasoning within the steps of the Talmudic ''
sugya A sugya is a self-contained passage of the Talmud that typically discusses a mishnah or other rabbinic statement, or offers an aggada, aggadic narrative.; see for overview. While the sugya is a literary unit in the Jerusalem Talmud, the term is m ...
'' (section of text) being studied. It understands that the initial assumptions of the Talmud must have already been made after a highly rigorous process and therefore that the progression from that initial thought process (known as the hava aminah) to the final conclusion (known as the maskana) must be fully unfolded and understood. #It emphasizes rigor in its approach to ethical and Biblical texts and commentaries with the idea that a deduction from these texts should ideally be "logically and textually compelling." #It places a strong emphasis on the study of Mussar ("ethics"), both by attending and reviewing bi-weekly lectures and through daily individual study. This emphasis began with
Dovid Leibowitz Dovid Leibowitz (May 15, 1887 – December 4, 1941) was a Russian-born American rabbi. A disciple of Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania, he went on to found Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in the United States, where he served as rosh yeshiva (dean). Early l ...
, who founded the yeshiva based on the doctrine of his
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, the
Alter of Slabodka Nosson Tzvi Finkel (, Sephardic/ Israeli: ''Natan Tzvi''; ; 1849–1927) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva, in the town of Sloboda Vilyampolskaya (now Vilijampol ...
, and Rabbi
Yisroel Salanter Yisrael ben Ze'ev Wolf Lipkin, also known as "Israel Salanter" or "Yisroel Salanter" (November 3, 1809 – February 2, 1883), was the father of the Musar movement in Orthodox Judaism and a famed Rosh yeshiva and Talmudist. The epithet ''Salanter ...
, the founder of the Mussar movement. The head of the yeshiva,
Henoch Leibowitz Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz (June 2, 1918His date of birth is uncertain, but his passport read June 2, 1918. – April 15, 2008) was an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi who was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaK ...
would continually remind his students that as important as it is to become a
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("analytical scholar") and a great
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, it is even more important to become a mentch ("a good human being"). #It places a premium upon involvement in
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and on the propagation of the ideals and values of Judaism amongst the greater Jewish population. Upon completion of a rigorous term of study, students are encouraged to seek employment, and they have built institutions, such as schools and synagogues, in communities like
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and
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that are distant from the major Jewish communal centers in the United States. #The yeshiva is very committed to its students’ subordination to "Daas Torah," as defined in the introduction to the six-volume collection of Henoch Lebowitz's mussar lectures, "Chidushei Halev." It subscribes to the belief that all things are in some way included within the Torah and perforce, one who has spent years dedicated to in-depth study of the Torah is able to appropriately apply its logic to all plausible situations. # It has adopted a philosophy that views as external factors as being of far less significance to internal factors, i.e. an individual should actually work on internal growth rather than on appearances.https://cross-currents.com/2008/04/17/moreinu-rav-henoch-leibowitz-zt%e2%80%9dl-reflections-from-outside-the-inner-circle/


Affiliates and branches by location

The network of affiliated schools was selectively built over many decades by Henoch, including, in 1964, the first Israeli branch.


United States

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*British Columbia: **Pacific Torah Institute,
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* Jerusalem area **Chofetz Chaim Jerusalem, located in the Sanhedria Murhevet neighbourhood **Zichron Aryeh Yerushalayim **
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Notable alumni

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, composer and Rosh Yeshiva of Maarava in Moshav Matisyahu, Israel * Dovid Harris, co-
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(dean) at the Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen *
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, magician *
Binyomin Luban Rabbi Binyomin Luban is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes in North Miami Beach, Florida. Life and education Rabbi Luban was born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts. His brother is Rabbi Yaakov Luban, the rabbinic coordinator of ...
, Rosh Yeshiva of
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in Miami * Elyakim Rosenblatt, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Kesser Torah *
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, musician and composer * Solomon Sharfman, former rabbi of the Young Israel of Flatbush


References


External links


Official website
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Chofetz Chaim The ''Sefer'' ''Chofetz Chaim'' (or ''Chafetz Chaim'' or ''Hafetz Hayim'') (, trans. "Pursuer of Life") is a book by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, who is also called "the Chofetz Chaim" after it. The book deals with the Jewish laws of speech. The ...
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