Four decades on, Rav Mendel Kaplan’s lessons still resonate
The landscape of the yeshivah world is dotted by thousands of “Philly talmidim.”
That’s what they’re called, the simple title conveying nothing other than the location of the yeshivah where they spent their formative years.
It’s their tone of voice — one of unadulterated pride — that conveys the deeper meaning.
They speak of their rebbeim always, not with nostalgia but with a sense of current relevance.
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