Berlin’s Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary
On May 11, 1820, a child was born in Prussia who would, as a grown man, almost single-handedly change the face of German Jewry. Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer attended yeshiva in Hanover, and,…
Berlin’s Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary
On May 11, 1820, a child was born in Prussia who would, as a grown man, almost single-handedly change the face of German Jewry. Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer attended yeshiva in Hanover, and,…
Rebirth of a Torah Institution in Berlin
Learn about the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin and its reopening in 2009, 71 years after it was closed by the Nazis.
The Rebirth of a Torah Institution in Berlin
Learn about the reopening of the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin in 2009, 71 years after it was closed by the Nazis.
The Rebirth of a Torah Institution in Berlin
Learn about the reopening of the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin in 2009, 71 years after it closed.
Passover II 5765-2005
"On the Seventh Day the Walls of Water Split" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald The Passover holiday is divided chronologically into two parts, the first days and the last days. It was on the…
Passover II 5779-2019
“On the Seventh Day the Walls of Water Split” (Revised and updated from Passover 5765-2005) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald The Passover holiday is divided chronologically into two parts,…
The Forced Closing of the “Ivy League” Yeshiva
The idea of a school with a dual curriculum, teaching both Judaic and general subjects is not too farfetched. Dozens, if not hundreds, of such private schools can be found around the…
The Hijacked Sage
Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1906, Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner was raised in a family that had roots in both the world of Chassidut (Ger) and Lithuanian Jewry. After receiving a private…