Talk:Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich

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Did you know... that students in the Baranovich Yeshiva, a premier Torah institute in pre-war Europe, spent years learning to understand the simple meaning of the Talmud?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 23:26, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that students of the prewar Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich were known for their ability to learn the Talmud independently and obtain the simplest understanding of its texts?~~ Source: "The Baranovich bachurim became renowned. They were singled out as the students possessing sound foundations in learning skills, who had the capacity to obtain a basic mastery on the Gemara text. They were accorded preferred status in all yeshivos." (Sorasky (2009), p. 106.)

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Created by Charlie Smith FDTB (talk). Nominated by Yoninah (talk) at 18:20, 23 July 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting school, with a complex history, on good-looking sources, mostly offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. - The hook would not make me click, sorry. I first misread prewar (pre-war, or something else, for clarity? ... and which war anyway without a year or link? ... and no recognizable location?), then come four words that tell me nothing, not knowing what a yeshiva is, nor why Torah - the one word I know - is hyphenated to some name that could e a place or a person, and then something about a teaching method that I can't quite grasp?? - Perhaps something about being unwanted politically and having to relocate again and again? - In the article, why is Gemara linked to Talmud, without explanation? Learning, learning. I'd like to see some more Hebrew terms translated, and the detail under "faculty" in the ibox is too high for my taste. Also, history has six levels, and teaching method has seven, why? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:52, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. I knew this hook wouldn't have broad appeal but I needed to make the nomination. I will work on the article some more, address your concerns, and come up with a better hook. Yoninah (talk) 19:43, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I know the situation, - take your time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:12, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, I've gone over the whole article and added lots of cites; I hope it's more explanatory now. I don't expect the world to click on this, but anyone who knows what Torah and Talmud is might be interested in this alt suggestion:
ALT1: ... that students in the Baranovich Yeshiva, a premier Torah institute in pre-war Europe, spent years learning to understand the simple meaning of the Talmud?
I would rather not be gory and focus on the tragic end of the yeshiva and its staff. Yoninah (talk) 20:51, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, Yoninah, that was tremendously helpful. Fine hook for everybody! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 21:00, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]