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Ponevezh Yeshiva: Understanding the Machlokes and is it finally over?
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Rabbi Dr. Benny Brown Professor at Hebrew University, expert on contemporary Haredi society Dayan Shlomo Cohen Dayan and author of the two-volume work Pure Money Rabbi Pinni Dunner Rav in Young Israel North Beverly Hills, noted Historian, Mechaber sefori
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Season 1
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Episode 538
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How common are controversies over leadership in the Litvish yeshiva system? Is the Ponevezh controversy unique?
What were the main points of the machlokes and how did they develop?
Who halachically owns assets donated to a yeshiva — the Rosh Yeshiva, the fundraiser, or the institution itself?
When, if ever, may a yeshiva bring a dispute to secular arbitration or secular court rather than to Beis Din?