Seventy conversations : in transit with HaGaon HaRav Joseph B. Soloweitchik, zt"l / Aaron Adler, Spiritual Leader, Ohel Nechama Community Synagogue, Katamon, Jerusalem, Founding Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivat Bnei Akiva, Ner Tamid Hashmona'im.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Aaron, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, 1903-1993--Interviews.

Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov.

Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, 1903-1993.

Rabbis--United States--Interviews.

Rabbis.

United States.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Orthodox Union Press ; Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, [2021]

Summary:

"The Talmud relates that "attending to one's teacher of Torah is more meritorious than studying under him." This work is a compilation of seventy edited conversations between Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik, arguably one of the master disseminators of Torah of the twentieth century, and the author, predominantly while in transit"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Halakhic Decisions and Reasoning

1. Rendering Halakhic Decisions Appropriately

2. Strictness And Leniency In Cases Of Doubt

3. Prenatal Testing

4. Treating A Cerebral Death Patient

5. Loss Of Mucus Plug

6. Celebrating Thanksgiving Day

7. Standing Up At A Zitnun Of Ten

8. Zimun For Women

9. Ten Women For Megillah Reading

10. Repeating Two Verses In Megillah Reading

11. Family Grave Visitations

12. Tevilat Keilim For Electrical Appliances

13. Replacing Vacuum Cleaner Bags Before Pesah

14. Purchasing Hametz Products After Pesah

15. Shabbat Candles In Homes Of Others

16. Hanukah Candles In Modern Times

17. Torah Reading Outside The Framework Of Prayer

18. "Glatt Kosher Meat"

19. Gomel Blessing For Air Travel

20. No "Amen" Response After Gomel Blessing

II. Teaching Torah

21. On Being Referred To As "The Rav"

22. Down To Earth Rabbis And Educators

23. Versatility In Teaching

24. Ingredients For A Good Shiur

25. Elevating The Mediocre Students

26. Educating Towards Aliya To Israel

27. Educating The Non-Religious Students

28. Unpublished Books

29. Perseverant To Understand

30. Inquiry From My Younger Brother

31. Mundane Talk

32. Torah Study Can Take Place Anywhere

33. Positive Evil Inclinations

34. Torah Education For Women

35. My Driver Asked

III. Israel and the Jewish Nation

36. Aliya Discussions

37. Hallel On Yom Ha'Atzmaut - An Official Position

38. Reacting To Menachem Begin's Election (1977)

39. The 1977 Rav/Menachem Begin Meeting

40. Rejecting Chief Rabbi Of Israel Offer

41. Issue Of "Who Is A Jew"

42. Vote For Gerald Ford (1976)

43. Blessing To The Newly-Elected President Of Mizrahi

44. The Joseph Gruss Connection

45. Soviet Jewry Rallies

IV. Integrity and Sensitivity

46. The Gruenspecht Family Shiva Visit

47. Limits On Mesirah Prohibition

48. Operating A Yeshiva Without Government Funding

49. Business Ethics

50. Consolation After Car Stolen

51. Bedside Prayer For Dr. Belkin

52. Blessings Received From An Ordinary Person

53. Throwing In The Towel And Attitude Toward Painkillers

V. Personal Conduct and Relationships

54. The Hassidic And The Mussar Movements

55. A Humble Disposition

56. The Two Hayims Of The 19Th Century

57. The Rav And The Rebbe In Berlin

58. The 1980 Visit To 770

59. Shabbat Candles For Young Girls

60. Private Conversations With A Dutch Cardinal

61. Strict Behavior Recommendations

62. Wedding Gift And Advice

63. No Laziness On The Rabbinic Watch

64. Entering The Rabbinate

65. Eulogizing Unknown People

66. Charity And Philanthropic Activities

67. The Yeshiva University Cafeteria

68. Returning A Nickel; Refunding Parking & Toll Fees

69. Rav's Two Allergic Reactions

70. Epilogue - My Final Conversation (1985).

Notes:

" Va-yehi bi-neso a ha-Aron"--Hebrew title not transcribed.

The author was invited "to serve as the Rav's personal driver ... 1974-1977. These conversations would take place in transit from the moment of the pickup at the airport until the delivery at YU [= Yeshiva University]"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781602804241

1602804249

OCLC:

1264723551

Publisher Number:

99988467378