Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch Telshe yeshiva

yavneh girls high school building in telz, lithuania.

for many years jewish community in lithuania had lacked structured educational system teenage girls. rabbi bloch felt such concept called , in 1927 high school department girls established in telshe. school found immediate praise , support many rabbis , community leaders saw immense value such institute had offer.

in 1930, sister institute yavneh teacher s training institute opened, offering two-year course young women wished enter field of education. counterpart, female division of school succeeded in producing many high quality teachers branched out across europe.

these various schools incorporated part of rabbinical college of telshe. thus, under rabbi bloch s leadership, yeshiva grew include young primary school students through qualified professionals, ready embark on careers in rabbinate , jewish education.

a committee established publication of lectures (shiurim) delivered in yeshiva , subsequently, lectures of rabbi bloch , rabbi rabinowitz circulated , studied in other yeshivas. popular acceptance of novellae in yeshiva world today, due circulation in pre-holocaust yeshiva world.

in october 1930, rabbi yosef leib bloch died, , second oldest son, rabbi avraham yitzchak bloch succeeded him both rabbi community , rosh yeshiva.