Brisk yeshivas

Brisk yeshivas commonly known as Brisk (a name used by many Yiddish-speaking Jews to refer to the town of Brest-Litovsk, located in what is now Belarus). Brisk the town was originally home to many great Talmudic scholars, including Rabbi Joel Sirkish (1561-1641) and much of the Soloveitchik family (discussed below). Today, "Brisk" refers to several yeshiva's mainly in Israel, with extensions in the United States as well, founded by members of the Soloveitchik family; it also refers to the general approach to Talmudic analysis favored by the Soloveitchiks.

Related Topics:
Yiddish - Jew - Brest-Litovsk - Belarus - Talmud - Rabbi - Joel Sirkish - 1561 - 1641 - Yeshiva - United States

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~