Rabbi and yeshiva founder
Hayim de Volozhin
Life
1749–1821
He created an independent academy that became an institutional model.
What the sources say
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3 statements
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Hayim of Volozhin founded his Talmud academy in 1803.
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Volozhin became an independent yeshiva supported by a broad funding network.
03
At Volozhin, Talmud was studied for its own sake rather than vocational training.