Soviet Jewry in the 1960s. Slabodka Yeshiva Graduates. R' Avigdor Miller. R' Yaakov Moshe Hacohen Lessin. R' Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman. Novardok Yeshiva – Introduction. It's Founder R' Yosef Yozel Horwitz. His Early Life. His Seclusion.

Soviet Jewry in the 1960s. Slabodka Yeshiva Graduates. R' Avigdor Miller. R' Yaakov Moshe Hacohen Lessin. R' Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman. Novardok Yeshiva – Introduction. It's Founder R' Yosef Yozel Horwitz. His Early Life. His Seclusion. - May 11, 2026 - Lack of optimism about Russian Jews in the 1960s. Unpleasant stories about R' Avigdor Miller (RAM). The nasty term, schwartze. R' Rakeffet's brother in the US armed forces in Hawaii. The arresting KGB agent who was actually very nice. How to hire a receptionist as per RAM. Predictions in the 1973 Hamevaser article that failed. R' Lessin: No movies. Examples of successful teachers. Importance of studying Aggadah – the Rav. R' Lessin and RAM. R' Ruderman's travels at the beginning of WW I. His kidnapping. A unique aspect of Ner Israel Yeshiva, Baltimore. Shiflut ha'adam. The drug store. Wearing ties backward. Founding of Novardok Yeshiva. R' Yosef Yozel Horwitz (RYYH). His early life. He becomes a businessman to support his wife's family. He meets R' Salanter and changes directions. Hammurabi Code. He becomes a student in the Kovno Kollel. His seclusion. His teachers. The concept of nazir. R' Henkin's 2nd wife in his old age. Debate on RYYH's lengthy period of isolation.