Brisk yeshivas commonly known as Brisk (a name used by many Yiddish-speaking Jews to refer to the town of Brest-Litovsk, located in what is now Belarus). The town of Brisk was originally home to many great Talmudic scholars, including Rabbi Yoel Sirkis (1561-1641) and many in the famed Soloveitchik family. Today, Brisk refers to several Haredi yeshivas in Israel, with extensions in the United States as well, founded by members of the Soloveitchik family and also refers to the general approach to Talmudic analysis favored by the Soloveitchiks. Yiddish (Yid. ... For a city in France, see Brest, France. ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and stories, which are authoritative in Jewish tradition. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Yoel Sirkis (1561-1640) was a rabbi and halakhist (Authority on Jewish law) known to scholars of Judaism. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often referred to as Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and stories, which are authoritative in Jewish tradition. ...

Acceptance into the Brisk yeshivas in Israel is usually dependent on two factors: a personal reference from someone known to the yeshiva's administration, and meeting its (unpublished) criteria for entrance. Its graduates often continue their studies after marriage in the Brisk Kollel ("graduate school"). A Kollel is an institute for Jewish learning for adults; they have traditionally been a Yeshiva for married men. ...

The Soloveitchik dynasty

The Soloveitchik family includes many significant rabbinical forbearers, most notably Rabbi Chaim Volozhiner, famed Kabbalist and Talmudist and founder of the Volozhin yeshiva. Rabbi Chaim Volozhiner was a student of the Vilna Gaon, and thus some students of Brisk talk of a line of tradition extending "from Moses at Sinai, to Joshua, to the Elders ... to the Vilna Gaon, to Rabbi Chaim Volozhiner, and then to the Soloveitchik dynasty." Chaim Volozhin (or Chaim Volozhiner or Chaim of Volozhin) (1749-1821) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Talmudist, and ethicist. ... The Volozhin Yeshiva, also known as the Eitz Chaim yeshiva, was a yeshiva situated in Volozhin, present-day Belarus in the 19th century. ... Elijah Ben Solomon, the Vilna Gaon The Vilna Gaon (April 23, 1720 – October 9, 1797) was a prominent Jewish rabbi, Talmud scholar, and Kabbalist. ... Elijah Ben Solomon, the Vilna Gaon The Vilna Gaon (April 23, 1720 – October 9, 1797) was a prominent Jewish rabbi, Talmud scholar, and Kabbalist. ...

Most scholars, however, begin the Soloveitchik dynasty with Rabbi Joseph Dov (HaLevi) Soloveitchik known as the Beis HaLevi (see below), as he was the first rabbi of Brisk surnamed Soloveitchik. More significantly, the "Brisker style" described below can already be found to some degree in the Beis HaLevi's works, which is not the case for earlier ancestors.

The Beis HaLevi

Rabbi Joseph Dov (HaLevi) Soloveitchik (1820-1892) who is known by his pen name for his work the Beis HaLevi served as rabbi of Brisk for most of his life. All members of the Soloveitchik family are descended from the tribe of Levi and thus sometimes go by the surname "HaLevi". The surname "Soloveitchik", in fact, is Polish for "nightingale"; it was chosen by the family because the primary duty of the Levites in the Temple in Jerusalem was singing. The works on the Mishnah Torah and first five books of the Hebrew Bible which Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveichik authored were titled Beis HaLevi (Hebrew for "House of the Levites"). Many people therefore refer to him simply as the "Beis HaLevi", which also avoids the confusion with his two great-grandsons of the same name: (1) the son of Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik (1903-1993) who moved to the United States; and (2) the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik, Rabbi Berel Solovetichik, who lived in Israel. 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Levi or Levy (לֵוִי Standard Hebrew Levi, Tiberian Hebrew LÄ“wî) was the founder of the Levite tribe of ancient Israel. ... Binomial name Luscinia megarhynchos (Brehm, 1831) This article is about the bird. ... In the Jewish tradition, a Levite (לוי Attached, Standard Hebrew Levi, Tiberian Hebrew Lēwî) is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. ... The Temple in Jerusalem or the Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Bet HaMikdash) was built in ancient Jerusalem in c. ... Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, often constrasted with speech. ... The Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazaka is a code of Jewish law by one of the most important Jewish authorities, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or by the Hebrew abbreviation RaMBaM (usually written Rambam in English). ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum This article discusses usage of the term Hebrew Bible. For the article on the Hebrew Bible itself, see Tanakh. ... Hebrew (עִבְרִית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: ) () was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveithchik ( Velvel Soloveithchik, 1886-1959) also referred to as the Brisker Rav, was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brest, Belarus (known amongst the Jews of the area as Brisk). He is also commonly known as the GRYZ, an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Zev (genius...

Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik

Main article: Chaim Soloveitchik

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik I, i.e. "the Beis HaLevi", was succeeded as rabbi of Brisk by his son, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik (1853-1918). He is most commonly known as "Reb Chaim Brisker" (Rabbi Chaim from Brisk). His primary work was Chidushei Rav Chaim HaLevi, a volume of insights on the Mishneh Torah which often would suggest novel understandings of the Talmud as well. He had two famous sons, Yitzchak Zev and Moshe. Chaim (Halevi) Soloveitchik (חיים סולובייציק) (also known as Reb Chaim Brisker), (1853-July 30, 1918) was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the Brisk yeshivas and of an approach to Talmudic study within Judaism. ... Chaim (Halevi) Soloveitchik (חיים סולובייציק) (also known as Reb Chaim Brisker), (1853-July 30, 1918) was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the Brisk yeshivas and of an approach to Talmudic study within Judaism. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazaka is a code of Jewish law by one of the most important Jewish authorities, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or by the Hebrew abbreviation RaMBaM (usually written Rambam in English). ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and stories, which are authoritative in Jewish tradition. ...

Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik

Main article: Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik

Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik became known as The Brisker Rov when he succeeded his father as rabbi of Brisk. He was often known by his nickname, Velvel', a Yiddish nickname for "little wolf". (Zev is Hebrew for "wolf".) He is also commonly known as the "GRYZ", an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Zev ("genius rabbi Isaac Wolf"). He became famous enough that many people, however, refer to him simply as Der Brisker Rov ("the rabbi of Brisk"). Like his father and grandfather, he published works based on the Mishneh Torah, often suggesting novel insights on the Talmud in the process. He fled the Holocaust and moved to the British Mandate of Palestine. His children and grandchildren live in Israel today, and have founded several Yeshivas there, all known as "Brisk" based in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveithchik ( Velvel Soloveithchik, 1886-1959) also referred to as the Brisker Rav, was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brest, Belarus (known amongst the Jews of the area as Brisk). He is also commonly known as the GRYZ, an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Zev (genius... Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveithchik ( Velvel Soloveithchik, 1886-1959) also referred to as the Brisker Rav, was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brest, Belarus (known amongst the Jews of the area as Brisk). He is also commonly known as the GRYZ, an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Zev (genius... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Bobadito, Robban, (in Sweden), is short for Robert). ... Hebrew (עִבְרִית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... The Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazaka is a code of Jewish law by one of the most important Jewish authorities, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or by the Hebrew abbreviation RaMBaM (usually written Rambam in English). ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and stories, which are authoritative in Jewish tradition. ... Selection at the Auschwitz camp in 1944, where the Nazis chose whom to kill immediately and whom to use as slave labor or for medical experimentation. ... Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Latin Aelia Capitolina) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ...

Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik

Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik's other son was Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik. His works on the Rambam are known as the Chiddushei haGram haLevi and "Chiddushei haGram ve'haGrid." He served as the Rabbi of Rasseyn and then of Chaslavich. He then moved to Warsaw where he served as Rosh yeshiva of Tachkemoni. He moved to America in 1929 and was appointed as a rosh yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). His sons were the famous Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, who lived in Boston and commuted to teach Talmud at Yeshiva University in Manhattan;Rabbi Dr Shmuel Soloveitchik, a chemist as well as a Talmudic scholar and Rabbi Ahron Soloveitchik, who taught at Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin and then at Yeshiva University. He eventually moved to Chicago and founded his own yeshiva there known as "Yeshivas Brisk." Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: רבי משה בן מיימון; Arabic: Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; March 30, 1135—December 13, 1204), commonly known by his Greek name Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rosh yeshiva (Hebrew: ראש ישיבה) (pl. ... Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary or RIETS (Yeshivat Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan) is the most important yeshiva component of Yeshiva University. ... Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: ) () was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik

Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Solovetichik is the grandson of the Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik. He succeeded his father, Rabbi Berel Solovetichik as the Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Brisk in Jerusalem. This is the most prestigious of the Yeshivas which bear the "Brisk" name and has even been called the Harvard of the Yeshiva World. Rabbi A.Y. Solovetichik is a somewhat controversial figure as he has criticized some of the more modern right-wing Jewish organizations and figures (such as the Novominsker Rebbe and Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky). He is reputed to mimic his famed grandfather both in mannerism and Torah learning. Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveithchik ( Velvel Soloveithchik, 1886-1959) also referred to as the Brisker Rav, was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brest, Belarus (known amongst the Jews of the area as Brisk). He is also commonly known as the GRYZ, an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Zev (genius... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik

Main article: Joseph Soloveitchik

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik is the son of the Moshe Soloveitchik. He succeeded his father as the senior Rosh Yeshiva of RIETS in New York. As Rosh Yeshiva of RIETS at Yeshiva University, "The Rav," as he came to be known, ordained close to 2,000 rabbis over the course of almost half a century. He served as an advisor, guide, mentor, and role-model for tens of thousands of Modern Orthodox Jews as their Talmudical scholar and religious leader. Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: ) () was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. ... Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: ) () was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. ...

Philosophy

General

In contrast to the Hasidic movement, all of the Soloveichik rabbis were a part of the Mitnagdish Lithuanian yeshiva movement, and thus were strong believers in a traditional Talmudic education and, to a certain degree, intellect over emotion. However, Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik made it clear that he was very much in touch with Hasidism, having lived for several years in Chaslavich, which was mostly Hasidic. Rabbi Soloveitchik once heard a certain Lubavitch chasid who was a Kohen describing how torn he felt about his Kohen status prohibiting him from contact with the dead, when he so dearly wanted to visit the grave of the fifth Lubavitch Rebbe, Sholom Dovber Schneersohn. Rabbi Soloveitchik replied in a letter which described his sympathy with the fellow's plight, stressing that he understood why visiting the rebbe's grave means so much to a Hasid. Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning piety, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Mitnagdim or misnagdim is a Hebrew word (מתנגדים) meaning opponents; this term was used to refer to European religious Jews who opposed Hasidic Judaism. ... Intelligence is a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. ... It has been suggested that Feeling be merged into this article or section. ... Chabad Lubavitch, also known as Lubavitch Chabad, is a large branch of Hasidic Judaism. ... Even in death, many kohanim choose to have this symbol, the special positioning of their fingers and hands during the Priestly Blessing, placed as a crest or symbol on their gravestones to indicate their status. ... Rebbe which means master, teacher, or mentor is the pronunciation by Ahskenazic Jews of the Hebrew word רבי. Its transliteration should be Rebbi, but the i (eeh sound) is rarely stressed, rendering its pronounciation as the a in America, hence Rebbe. ... Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn Sholom Dovber Schneersohn (or Sholom Dovber or Rashab) (1860 - 1920) was an Orthodox rabbi and the fifth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic Judaism movement. ...

Halachic

The "Brisk dynasty" and their followers are known for a tendency towards strictness in the Halakha ("Jewish law"); if there is ever a doubt between two rabbinic opinions, the "Brisk way" is more likely to follow the more stringent one. For example, many yeshiva students will not only grow their sideburns as required by the Torah, but will also grow a sidelock of hair above, which they tuck behind their ears. These are known as "Brisker Peyos", or "Brisk-style sideburns." Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... General Ambrose Burnside, after whom sideburns may be named Sideburns are patches of facial hair on the sides of ones face, in front of the ears. ... Torah () is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. ... The present Gerer Hasidic Rebbe in Israel, Rabbi Yakov Aryeh Alter (b. ...

Talmudic

The Brisk, or "conceptual" style of Talmudic analysis has become very popular in the world of yeshivas today. It challenges existing, simpler, understandings of Talmudic logic by breaking each Talmudic law down into conceptual components. Then, one component can be shown not to apply in a certain case, thus resolving a contradiction between two laws. For example, there may be a distinction between an actual exemption in the Halakha and a scenario where the Halakha simply fails to obligate someone. Occasionally such distinctions have significant practical implications. Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. ...

Often an entire series of disagreements in the Rishonim (Talmudic commentaries from roughly the period 1000-1500) may stem back to a subtle difference in how to understand a line of Talmudic reasoning. Often what seems like one rule in the Talmud may be explained to in fact contain two separate rules for different scenarios. (See "tzvei dinim", below.) Rishonim (ראשונים Hebrew - sing. ...

As an extreme example, Rabbi Chaim Brisker observed that that the Talmud discusses the Sheva Brachot celebrations in the week following a Jewish wedding. The Talmud requires "panim chadashos" (meaning "a new presence" or "new faces"), i.e. a guest must be present at the Sheva Brachot celebration who did not attended the wedding. Elsewhere, the Talmud comments that once sacrificial meat has been burned to ashes, the ashes no longer have a sacrificial status, as "panim chadashos ba'u l'chan" -- "a new presence has arrived", meaning that the ashes are not the same as the meat. "So if you were at a Sheva Brachot party, and you looked around and everyone there had already been at this couple's wedding, why not just take some meat and burn it to ashes?", challenged Rabbi Chaim. Clearly, the phrase "panim chadashos" has different meanings in the contexts of wedding celebrations and sacrificial meat. The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and stories, which are authoritative in Jewish tradition. ... Sheva Brachot (Hebrew: שבע ברכות ) literaly the seven blessings also known as brichot Nesuin (Hebrew: ברכות נישואים ), the wedding blessings in halacha (Jewish religious law) are blessings that are recited for the bride and the groom in a Jewish Wedding ceremony under the chupah. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Rabbi Chaim is famous for the quotation, "One approach which answers three different problems is better than three different approaches to individually solve the three problems" (a corollary of Occam's razor). William of Ockham Occams razor (also spelled Ockhams razor) is a principle attributed to the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham. ...

The famed yeshiva of Volozhin, arguably the first modern yeshiva, favored a traditionalist approach towards Talmudics under the leadership of the Netziv, which often required absorbing a great amount of Talmudic material to acquire a "general Talmudic feel" before analyzing a topic. Later, however, Rabbi Chaim Brisker became a lecturer at Volozhin, and the yeshiva drifted towards the new "Brisk lomdus" approach. (Incidentally, the Volozhin yeshiva shut down when the government required it to incorporate secular studies, though the details are far more complex. While the Netziv was still officially the yeshiva's head, the influence of Rabbi Chaim Brisker should not be neglected, and may have played a large role in the decision.) Valozhyn (Belarusian: Вало́жын; Russian: Воло́жин) is a town in the Minsk voblast of Belarus, 75 km northwest of Minsk. ... Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (1817- 10 August 1893) was a rosh yeshiva (dean of a yeshiva) and author if several works of rabbinic literature in Lithuania. ... Valozhyn (Belarusian: Вало́жын; Russian: Воло́жин) is a town in the Minsk voblast of Belarus, 75 km northwest of Minsk. ... Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (1817- 10 August 1893) was a rosh yeshiva (dean of a yeshiva) and author if several works of rabbinic literature in Lithuania. ...

As Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik suggested in his eulogy for the Brisker Rov, the full, true "Brisk approach" as we know it today was not developed until Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik had been rabbi of Brisk for many years. The notes that Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik had used for his lectures at the yeshiva of Volozhin (years before he assumed the Brisk pulpit) are still extant today, and the approach found there is not as well-developed as in (his and others') later published works. The notes could best be described as "proto-Brisk lomdus", a term which could be used regarding the works of the Beis HaLevi as well. Several modern scholars agree with this notion of "proto-Brisk", and it can be heard in the lectures of Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakefet-Rothkoff. Nonetheless, as seen above, even "proto-Brisk" was already different enough and popular enough to cause the above tension at the Volozhin yeshiva. Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: ) () was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Brisk as a proper name may refer to: Brest, Belarus (Brest-Litovsk) The Brisk yeshivas, rabbinical college originally founded in Brest and relocated to Jerusalem. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... Valozhyn (Belarusian: Вало́жын; Russian: Воло́жин) is a town in the Minsk voblast of Belarus, 75 km northwest of Minsk. ... For other uses of Ambo, see Ambo, Ethiopia and ambulance. ... The Volozhin Yeshiva, also known as the Eitz Chaim yeshiva, was a yeshiva situated in Volozhin, present-day Belarus in the 19th century. ...

An additional major influence on the "Brisk approach" was a Rabbi Mendel Epstein of Slutzk. Rabbi Chaim "Brisker" Soloveitchik spent several early teenage years in Slutzk, where Rabbi Epstein served as his melamed (Judaics teacher for pre-college levels). Rabbi Chaim later claimed that much of the 'brisker derech' attributed to him was founded on Rabbi Epstein's approach; however, as a small town's melamed, Rabbi Epstein and his ideas never achieved fame. Thus, Rabbi Mendel Epstein's contribution to the "Brisker aproach" might be compared to that of Sir Isaac Barrow, Newton's mentor, to calculus. Słucak or Slutsk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is a predominantly jewish town in Belarus, located on the Sluč river, 105 km south of Minsk. ... Słucak or Slutsk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is a predominantly jewish town in Belarus, located on the Sluč river, 105 km south of Minsk. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Isaac Barrow Isaac Barrow (1630 - May 4, 1677) was an English divine, scholar and mathematician who is generally given minor credit for his role in the development of modern calculus; in particular, for his work regarding the tangent; for example, Barrow is given credit for being the first to calculate... The newton (symbol: N) is the SI unit of force. ...

In the late 1800s, some scholars denounced the Brisk approach as "chemistry", as it sought to analyze each Talmudic law by breaking it down into components, whereas a traditionalist approach focused more on the entirety of the laws.

While the "Brisk approach" ("Brisker Derech") has won acceptance in almost all yeshivas today, it has its opponents. These include Rabbi Avraham Yishayahu Karelitz (1878-1953) (known as the Chazon Ish), who felt that often the existing approach to a Talmudic portion was sufficient. Additionally, the approach of those yeshivas in the United States and Israel today which stem from the Mir Yeshiva, (originally from Russia) tend to stress single, unifying themes throughout Talmudic concepts, often focusing on only one Rishon if it is seen as the most "truthful" approach to a Talmudic passage. "Mir-style" yeshivas are thus seen generally as opposed to "Brisk-style" yeshivas, though there is very little personal animosity. Rabbi Avraham Yishayahu Karelitz, The Chazon Ish Avraham Yishayahu Karelitz (Abraham Isaiah Karelitz) (1878-1953) known by his pen name as the Chazon Ish (in Hebrew: Vision [of] Man), was a Lithuanian born Orthodox Judaism rabbi who became leader of Haredi Judaism in Israel. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The Mir Yeshiva (or Mirrer Yeshiva) is a Haredi Judaism yeshiva mainly devoted to teaching Talmud. ... Rishonim (ראשונים Hebrew - sing. ...

In Brisk Yeshivas, the tractates studied deviate from the normal Yeshivish tractates. Most Yeshivas learn the Talmudic laws of money, property, marriage, and divorce. In Brisk, there is a greater tendency toward Kedoshim tractates, as well as Nazir and Sotah (more ritually oriented) tractates in Nashim. The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... Kodshim (קדשים, Holy Things) is the fifth order in the Mishna (also the Tosefta and Talmud). ... -1... Nashim (Women) is the third order of the Mishnah (also of the Tosefta and Talmud), containing the laws related to women and family life. ... Nashim (Women or Wives) is the third order of the Mishnah (also of the Tosefta and Talmud), containing the laws related to women and family life. ...

Political

A great deal of controversy has erupted regarding the political sidings of the rabbis of Brisk. Rabbi Yitzchak Zev and his descendants, who settled in Israel, have made their opinion clear that they oppose a secular Zionist state and thus show no support for the Israeli government. They are also opposed to yeshiva students having a secular college education as well. Poster promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s: Toward a New Life (in Romanian),The Promised Land (in Hungarian), in small (down) text is written First Palestinian sound movie 1844 Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews by Mordecai Noah, page one. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...

In contrast, most of the Soloveitchiks who moved to the United States, including Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and his brother Rabbi Aaron Soloveitchik, were generally warmly supportive of the current State of Israel as well as what they perceive as a well-rounded college education. Turning to their ancestors, Rabbi Chaim Brisker had made some harsh statements against Zionism, but it is hard to tell what his views may have been today, as many groups who had opposed Zionism in the 1800s changed their views after the Holocaust (1939-1945) and the founding of the State of Israel (1948). For more on this, see the anti-Zionism. Poster promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s: Toward a New Life (in Romanian),The Promised Land (in Hungarian), in small (down) text is written First Palestinian sound movie 1844 Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews by Mordecai Noah, page one. ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Anti-Zionism is a term used to describe several different political and religious points of view. ...

With regards to feminism, Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik was proud to point out that on his parents' wedding invitation, his grandparents are listed as "Chaim & Lifsha" on one line, with "Soloveitchik" on the next line, centered between their names. This could be seen as more feminist than the "Rabbi & Mrs. So-And-So" (or in Hebrew, "Ploni BenPloni V'Rayaso") seen in many haredi invitations today. Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ...

Thus, given how the world has changed in the twentieth century, and given the strong and varied views of their descendants, the views of Rabbi Chaim Brisker and the Beis HaLevi on Zionism, secular education, religious feminism, and modernism in general, are topics of current discussion. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, a famous suffragette, in Victoria Tower Gardens next to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. ... Modernism is a cultural movement that generally includes the progressive art and architecture, music, literature and design which emerged in the decades before 1914. ...

Logic

Two popular logical sequences ("lomdus") used extensively by followers of the Brisker Talmud approach to resolve apparent contradictions between different passages are the tzvei dinim ("two laws") and cheftza/gavra ("object/person") answers.

• Tzvei dinim is used to answer contradictions by explaining that the two conflicting rulings are indeed talking about two different cases and the differences in the cases cause the conflict in the verdicts. An example of this is Rabbi Chaim Brisker's interpretation of (Bava Kama 88a) that there is one law for a man to circumcise his son and another that obligates the son himself to be circumcised. The two overlapping, but distinct, obligations can together explain a set of outcomes which could not be explained by a single logical principle.
• Cheftza/gavra is when a person is distinguished from his/her actions (or the actions done upon him/her). For example, the Brisker Rav states (Yevamoth 2a) that a forbidden incestual relative is considered a "forbidden person," while though a menstruating woman is not a "forbidden person," the sexual act performed with her is forbidden.

Brit milah (Hebrew: בְרִית מִילָה [bərīt mīlā] literally: covenant [of] circumcision), also berit milah (Sephardi), bris milah (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or bris (Yiddish) is a religious ceremony within Judaism that welcomes infant Jewish boys into a covenant between God and the Children of Israel through ritual circumcision performed by a... Niddah (or nidah, nidda, nida; Hebrew), in Judaism, is technically a state of marital separation when a woman is menstruating and seven subsequent days until she immerses in a ritual bath known as a mikvah. ...

Exterior Links

• Brisk: Harvard of the Haredim
• The Voice of Brisk - Radio transmission of Talmudic Lectures (From the American Soloveitchik Family)