In a powerful informal talk from 1974, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik described his feelings as an elderly rebbe teaching Talmud in the classroom, and the rejuvenating experience of being part of the ongoing Mesorah of Talmud Torah.
Inspiring 9-minute English lecture with English and Hebrew subtitles.
"Experiencing the Mesorah in the Classroom"
All generations, somehow, we all speak one language.
We all chat, we all laugh, we all enjoy the company, and we all pursue one goal.
We all are committed to a common vision, and we all operate in the same categories.
There is Mesorah collegiality, friendship, comradeship between old and young between antiquity, middle-ages, and modern times.
This unity of generations, this march of centuries, this conversation of generations, this dialogue between antiquity and present, will bring the redemption of the Jew.
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Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik (1903-1993), scion of a legendary rabbinic family, was renowned as a Talmudist and philosopher. He is celebrated for his insightful synthesis of Torah ethos into the modern world.
As a rosh yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University in New York City, Rav Soloveitchik ordained close to 2,000 rabbis over the course of half a century. He served as advisor, guide, mentor, and role-model for tens of thousands of Jews, both as a Talmudic scholar and as a religious leader. He is regarded as a seminal figure by Modern Orthodox Judaism.
13 апр 2020
