Toras Emes Yeshivah (administration)

הנהלת ישיבת תורת אמת

Yeshivas Toras Emes — Administration

Yeshivas Toras Emes was founded by the Rebbe Rashab in Hebron in 1911 and later moved to Jerusalem, where it continues as a Chabad yeshivah. These letters are addressed to its administration (roughly 1947–1965). See also Rabbi Nisan Horowitz, one of its first students and mashpi'im.

What the letters show

What a yeshivah stands on. The Rebbe wrote that a yeshivah must stand on three pillars: Torah study, prayer and acts of kindness (IK 8536); that true education is measured not by outward appearance or superficial piety but by real inner growth (IK 1991); and that real effort in Torah study and outreach yields tangible results, while excuses are a sign of weakness (IK 8803).

Character. He taught the students to judge others favorably but be demanding with themselves, never wasting time (IK 1478), and that true breadth of mind comes through following Torah guidance (IK 2459).

Leadership and continuity. The Rebbe encouraged timely succession planning and growth in the yeshivah's leadership (IK 8639), and urged marking Yud Shevat with a farbrengen and study of the maamar "Basi LeGani" (IK 8002).

Sources: the Rebbe's letters cited above.

Shiurim in this topic

1478. Learning Torah, Demanding of Oneself, and Judging Others Favorably לימוד תורה, תביעה מעצמו, ולימוד זכות על אחרים

›

1991. Aspirations for Students' Inner Growth and Genuine Yiras Shamayim שאיפות לצמיחת התלמידים בפנימיותם ויראת שמים אמיתית

›

2459. True Broadening of Mind, Distributing Scripts, and Nullifying Concealments הרחבת הדעת אמיתית, חלוקת הסקריפים, וביטול ההעלמות וההסתרים

›

8002. Farbrengen on Yud Shevat and the Role of the Nasi HaDor התועדות בי' שבט ותפקיד נשיא הדור

›

8536. Laying the Cornerstone for Yeshivas Toras Emes and Its Three Pillars הנחת אבן הפנה לישיבת תורת אמת ושלשת העמודים שלה

›

8639. Succession in Yeshivas Toras Emes Leadership and Blessings for Growth המשכיות בהנהגת ישיבת תורת אמת וברכות לצמיחה

›

8803. On Torah Study, Recruiting Students, and Ignoring Excuses בלימוד התורה, גיוס תלמידים, והתעלמות מתירוצים

›

678. The Deeper Meaning of the Four Species and Blessings in Torah המשמעות העמוקה של ארבעת המינים וברכות בתורה

›