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Lot #		34822
Auction End Date		7/17/2012 11:04:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)

Title Information

Title (English)

Central Universal Yeshiva Merkaz Harav Certific

Title (Hebrew)

נזר גבאות - תעודת חבר

Author

[Community - Illustrated]

City

Jerusalem

Publication Date

c. 1940

Collection Information

Independent Item

This listing is an independent item not part of any collection

Description Information

Physical
Description

Two broadsides, 428:331 mm., light age staining.

Detailed
Description

Two donor's certificate of the Yeshiva Merkaz ha-Rav, founded by R. Abraham I. Kook. Critical of the yeshivot of his time for excluding secular subjects from the curriculum, R. Kook dreamed of establishing a yeshivah which would present to the student an integrated program of higher Jewish education. Students would be chosen not only on the basis of proficiency in Talmud but also on the basis of their knowledge of Bible. Emphasis would be placed on the development of a lucid style in both writing and speaking, for R. Kook hoped that the graduates would become teachers and spiritual leaders in their communities. R. Kook, in 1924, set up a yeshivah in Jerusalem which was unique among yeshivot in its religious philosophy and its positive attitude to Zionism. The program at Merkaz ha-Rav was less ambitious and never attained the ideals envisioned by R. Kook.

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Listing Classification

Period

20th Century:

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Location

Israel:

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Subject

History:

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Characteristic

First Editions:		Checked
Language:		Hebrew, English

Manuscript Type

Kind of Judaica

Other:

Certificate