Lithuanian Haredi Judaism

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Litvish_Judaism
gptkb:Litvishe_Yidn
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Sephardic_Haredi_Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:emphasizes Talmudic study
Halacha
Yeshiva education
Non-Hasidic tradition
gptkbp:foundedIn 19th century
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Vilna_Gaon
gptkb:Misnagdim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lithuanian Haredi Judaism
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Shulchan_Aruch
gptkb:Mishnah_Berurah
gptkb:Mussar_literature
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Elazar_Shach
gptkb:Gershon_Edelstein
gptkb:Chaim_Ozer_Grodzinski
gptkb:Yitzchok_Hutner
gptkb:Aharon_Kotler
gptkb:Chaim_Kanievsky
gptkb:Yosef_Shalom_Elyashiv
gptkb:Avrohom_Yeshaya_Karelitz
gptkbp:notableYeshivas gptkb:Telshe_Yeshiva
gptkb:Brisk_Yeshiva
gptkb:Grodno_Yeshiva
gptkb:Mir_Yeshiva
gptkb:Ponevezh_Yeshiva
gptkb:Slabodka_Yeshiva
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:philosophy Emphasis on Torah study
Opposition to Hasidism
Intellectual rigor
Community autonomy
Conservatism in religious practice
Leadership by Torah scholars
Limited engagement with Zionism
Mussar movement influence
Non-mystical approach
Separation from secular society
Strict observance of Jewish law
Yeshiva-based community structure
gptkbp:religiousLeader gptkb:rabbi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rabbi_Shmuel_Auerbach
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5