Reservoirs Of Faith: The Yeshiva Through the Ages

A Jew with the ordinary five senses can hardly appreciate the Jewish cul- tural reservoir in the Yeshivos. You must possess the true, basic, specifi- cally Jewish sense to be able to com- prehend the dynamic Jewish current that is being generated and stored for future generations in these Yeshivos. It is the very current which is the dri- ving power in all of us who are work- ing for a positive Jewish life..." This keen Observation on the eve of the Holocaust, when the vibrant European Yeshivos stood at the brink of physical annihilation reflects the central role that Yeshivos have played and continue to play in Judaism. The Sages tell us that it is within the walls of synagogues and Yeshivos that the Divine Presence rests today these institutions are the present-day reservoirs of our faith. In this comprehensive work, Zev Paretzky explores the history of Yeshivos from the Biblical era until the Second World War the close of an epoch in the growth and development of these vital academies of learning and the beginning of a new epoch.