Lithuanian yeshivas of the nineteenth century

• List of Tables
• p. xiii

• Note on Transliteration and Conventions Used in the Text
• p. xv

• Introduction
• p. 1

• Part I
• The Volozhin Yeshiva

• 1
• Origins and Early Years of the Volozhin Yeshiva
• p. 15

• 1
• R. Hayim of Volozhin
• p. 15

• 2
• R. Hayim's Motives for Founding the Volozhin Yeshiva
• p. 21

• 3
• The Choice of Location
• p. 30

• 4
• Funding the Yeshiva: Methods and Consequences
• p. 31

• 5
• The Framework of Study
• p. 36

• 6
• The Students
• p. 39

• 7
• The Curriculum
• p. 42

• 8
• The Role of the Rosh Yeshivah
• p. 43

• 9
• Volozhin as a Model for Other Yeshivas
• p. 45

• 2
• The Volozhin Yeshiva in the Second Generation
• p. 48

• 1
• R. Yitshak as Rosh Yeshivah
• p. 48

• 2
• Change and Continuity in the Yeshiva under R. Yitshak
• p. 53

• 3
• The Role of the Volozhin Yeshiva in Lithuanian Jewish Society
• p. 57

• 4
• R. Yitshak's Successor: R. Eliezer Yitshak Fried
• p. 59

• 5
• R. Naftali Berlin and the Question of Leadership
• p. 66

• 6
• The Dispute between R. Naftali Berlin and R. Yehoshua Heshel Levin over the Leadership of the Yeshiva
• p. 68

• 7
• The Dispute between R. Naftali Berlin and R. YosefDov Soloveitchik over the Leadership of the Yeshiva
• p. 75

• 8
• The Restoration of Tranquillity
• p. 78

• 3
• Study at Volozhin in the Time of R. Naftali Berlin
• p. 84

• 1
• The Yeshiva as a Place of Study
• p. 84

• 2
• Lessons and the Framework of Studies
• p. 86

• 3
• The Staff of the Yeshiva and their Functions
• p. 89

• 4
• The Perceived Functions of the Yeshiva and their Consequences
• p. 92

• 4
• The Organization and Operation of the Yeshiva
• p. 97

• 1
• Supervision and the Assessment of Progress
• p. 97

• 2
• The Shiur
• p. 100

• 3
• The Importance of the New Study Method
• p. 105

• 4
• Staff-Student Relationships: Financial Support and Discipline
• p. 109

• 5
• The Student Body
• p. 116

• 1
• The Decision to Study at Volozhin
• p. 116

• 2
• The Admission Procedure
• p. 117

• 3
• Adapting to Yeshiva Life
• p. 121

• 4
• Students' Geographical Origins
• p. 123

• 5
• Finding One's Place at the Yeshiva: Integration and Differentiation
• p. 127

• 6
• Student Activities, Student Solidarity, and Staff Reactions
• p. 130

• 7
• The Individual Student and the Teaching Staff
• p. 136

• 8
• The Relationship between the Students and the Local Community
• p. 140

• 6
• Life at the Volozhin Yeshiva
• p. 143

• 1
• The Daily Routine
• p. 143

• 2
• Study Routine
• p. 144

• 3
• The Annual Cycle
• p. 147

• 4
• Sabbaths and Festivals
• p. 148

• 5
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• p. 155

• 6
• The Haskalah at the Yeshiva
• p. 156

• 7
• The Yeshiva's Stand on Secular Knowledge
• p. 160

• 8
• Prohibited Leisure Pursuits
• p. 165

• 7
• The Last Years of the Volozhin Yeshiva
• p. 167

• 1
• Welfare and Aid Societies
• p. 167

• 2
• Zionist Societies
• p. 169

• 3
• Other Societies
• p. 177

• 4
• Student Newspapers
• p. 178

• 5
• Involvement in Political Issues
• p. 180

• 6
• The Financial Situation of the Yeshiva
• p. 180

• 8
• The Closure of the Volozhin Yeshiva
• p. 190

• 1
• The Yeshiva and the Authorities
• p. 191

• 2
• Secular Studies at the Yeshiva
• p. 199

• 3
• The Choice of R. Berlin's Successor
• p. 209

• 4
• The Dispute Over the Succession
• p. 216

• 5
• Student Involvement in the Dispute
• p. 221

• 6
• The Authorities' Reaction to R. Hayim Berlin's Appointment
• p. 224

• 7
• The Decision to Close the Yeshiva
• p. 227

• 8
• The Closure of the Yeshiva
• p. 230

• Appendix to Part I: Documents from the Tsarist Archives about the Volozhin Yeshiva
• p. 235

• Part II
• Slobodka, Telz, and Kovno

• 9
• The Slobodka Yeshiva
• p. 255

• 1
• The Musar Movement
• p. 256

• 2
• R. Yisra'el Salanter
• p. 261

• 3
• The Founding and Character of the Slobodka Yeshiva
• p. 264

• 4
• The Students
• p. 270

• 5
• Talmud Study in the Musar Yeshiva
• p. 274

• 6
• Institutional Growth
• p. 278

• 7
• Disputes and Conflicts
• p. 279

• 10
• The Telz Yeshiva
• p. 286

• 1
• The Establishment of the Telz Yeshiva
• p. 286

• 2
• R. Eliezer Gordon
• p. 290

• 3
• The Aims of the Yeshiva
• p. 294

• 4
• Study Arrangements
• p. 303

• 5
• The Admission Procedure
• p. 307

• 6
• Living Arrangements
• p. 309

• 7
• Sources of Conflict
• p. 311

• 8
• Factors Leading to the Disturbances at the Yeshiva
• p. 323

• 9
• R. Gordon's Attitude to the Haskalah and to Zionism
• p. 328

• 10
• R. Gordon's Confrontation with the Social Crisis
• p. 332

• 11
• The Kolel Perushim of Kovno and the Institution of the Kolel
• p. 337

• 1
• The Founding and Early History of the Kolel Perushim
• p. 337

• 2
• How the Kolel Operated
• p. 346

• 3
• Opposition and Conflict
• p. 353

• 4
• The Broadsky Kolel
• p. 358

• Conclusion
• p. 360

• Gazetteer of Place Names in Central and Eastern Europe
• p. 371

• Bibliography
• p. 377

• Index
• p. 399