Novardok Yeshiva – How it Grew, Why & Where It Moved. Its Unique Aspects. How Mussar was Dealt With. R' Eliezer Kugel. Why Enmity to Mussar? R' Yosef Kahaneman's Ability in Fundraising & Importance of Children. R' Gustman Stories. R' Yozel Horowitz.

Novardok Yeshiva – How it Grew, Why & Where It Moved. Its Unique Aspects. How Mussar was Dealt With. R' Eliezer Kugel. Why Enmity to Mussar? R' Yosef Kahaneman's Ability in Fundraising & Importance of Children. R' Gustman Stories. R' Yozel Horowitz. - May 25, 2026 - Various ways they relate to mussar in Kelm Yeshiva, Slabodka Yeshiva, Mir Yeshiva — Yerushalayim, Chevron Yeshiva — Yerushalayim, and Slabodka of Bnei Brak. R' Eliezer Kugel. Why such enmity to mussar? Examples of enmity to other innovations related to Torah. R' Yosef Kahaneman: Ability in fundraising and, in Miami, the importance of children. R' Gustman stories showing his, to some extent, shiflut ha'adam nature. Under R' Yozel Horowitz (RYH) Novardok Yeshiva (NY) opens a number of branches. Its 3 levels of learning. Methodologies of teaching Gemara. NY: Don't only sit and learn, influence Klal Yisrael. Novardok Yeshiva (NY) moves to Homel. German soldiers with Jewish chaplains. Publishing RYH's Torah. His six tekufot. Persecution of the yeshivot and Torah in Soviet Union. Typhoid epidemic 1919-20. RYH dies. R' Avraham Yoffen takes over. Dealing with the paper shortage. Al Gionfriddo. The dog at Machon Gold compared to at BMT. Arrest of R' Yoffen by Soviet police. Novardok Yeshiva (NY) moves to Poland. How Chabad stayed, functioned, and suffered greatly in USSR. Putin and Chabad.