Yeshiva University High School For Boys - Elchanite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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THE ELCHJXI TE Twenty-N1'ne faster and closer. It is the distance of the parents of many 'tbachurim that leads them to seek counsel in the wisdom of a friend or someone to frequent an untenanted soul. The Yeshivah becomes our paternal ab- ode and its students our kindred. Day after day wc pour over the Talmudie tome or sing' a favorite tune to ourselves until we arrive at the proper inter- pretation or t'phshat of the inspir- ing passage. Then we experience a certain inward gratitication of a rather heavenly kind. lVe study the Talmud not to employ it, as the Mish- na says. as a spade to die' for treas- ures or as a crown to shine before the eyes of neighbors. but because we love it, admire it. respect it. Pure love of the law. oi' its humane stat- utes and wise principles. which are explained. widened and deepened in the Talmud: warm enthusiasm tor Judaism which thousands upon thousands of richly talented Talmud sages made the subject of their in- tellectual labor. these prompt us to drink from the wisdom of our an- cestors. We ponder, we mediate but Israel stands uppermost in our thoughts. VVe forever nurture and cherish the fond hope of the Jew's return to Zion. On that depends. the accomplishment of all our de- sires. the realization of all our dreams. Days pass onward and ever do we wend our way in the proper di- rection. guided by the beacon light of a spiritual lighthouse in the midst ot a dark and troubled sea of practic- al life. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS editors wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Horwitz tor the valuable services rendered them in correcting manuscripts and in offering many helpful suggestions. His criticism and correcting' have made a better. purer Elchanite. for which aid we again express our sincerest thanks. e pg-T r-'s,mN,,,a JASEDF4 f55Jx2,4sb J4- ia ivgotilegvfs ' . :iii .t J N S:??d

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Twenty-E1'gfZzt THE IiLC1li1XITh 45-es-E-E-ez-E-Etsgges-95-Eggjge-E- E- Q ni 3 i W. W 2 '- W1 dl Q X 5 W, S . Q ,Q U 1 4 3 in X N - N i ru I' T21 J.Sf,e1nbe:-S55 l ! G f . f ' - Y , - , 2 ,r1.,..F, -. l-',,1m - - DE EDITORIALIBUS RITIXH oditorials is not a vi-ry amusing or attractive pastime. ln vain dm-s ont- sock for a subji-rt whivh might bt- of inte-rost to thi- sm-hool. None. liowvvvr. is f0l'll1COIlllll,Q'. XVhat is 1-Ven more disi-ouraging' is tht- fact that wbvn. by somi- lwavt-nly inti-rvt-ntion. odit- orials have iinally bm-n writtvn. pooplc do not on-11 as muvh as vast a 1-asual glam-it at tln-m to sm- whethor thi-y are rt-ally worthy of tho uniwrsal unpopular-ity and anti- pathy with which they are regardvd. Yct. can an 1-ditor ri-sont this atti- tude? XVas ho any dittt-rout bvtoro he was raised to that lofty position? It is only a ft-w montlu-s sinco lu- bv- camo such an ardent and enthusi- astic ri-advr of vditorials-and that was not his fault. lt was im-rm-ly a dcsirc to sm- how a brotbvr cditor ac- tt-d in thi- samt- sad pri-divarnvlit and undi-r similar vonditions, Ni-vi-l'tl1w lt-ss. this voolnoss on thi- part ot' the studvnts toward tho ri-ailing' ot' vdit- orials rt-at-ts upon thu- writing' of tht-m. Just as tht- srhool dot-s not want to road thvm so tho oditor is phloginatitf about writing tht-m. To solve- this mutual problt-m. it would bv advisablv to 1-itln-r abolish thi- burdonsomo pivot-mloiit of writing 4-ditorials sc-t by an uninti-rt-stvd par- ty. or to vote each studvnt into somv nflit-11 in whim-h 1-ditorial work is ab- solutt-ly 1-ssential so that they may one-ounter the samv diffic-ultios and know how to apprvviatt- and road od- itorials whon llsln-1-ml into his pros- vin-L-. THE YESHIVAH STUDENT HH only rt-ason thc Yeshivah Student SCUIIIS diii'i-ri-nt from those: about him is that those about him area lllCliiT0l't'lll toward tht-ir faith and ri-ligrion. Tho Yoshi- vah studi-nt is a worthy embodi- ment and an admirable example of true Judaism. Just as in ant-isnt timi-s. whon of ago. our student ro- linquishvs the loving tics of boyhood. Ho bids a long' farewell to his dvar fathvr. vmbraccs his affectionate mo- tln-r and leaves for distant parts. It is the i-all of his princcly pt-ople that impvls him on. Ho crossvs the trash- hold of the Ycshivah and is immvdi- atm-ly imbucd with tht- spirit that pur- vaded thi- Yeshivah of long' ago. H0 gradually at-quircs hosts of frii-nds and days see these amities grow

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Til fr-ty THE ELCH,1.N'ITE Yeshiva and Leadership INITTCHHL ESKOLSKY. ANY are the qualitieations whieh the Yeshiva instills in the students whom it graduates. The Yeshiva gives them a thorough Hebraie and seeular edu- eation through its two hranehes of learning. the Hebrew and the high sehool departments. It keeps them in a salutary environment in whieh they are hrought up as Jews, firm he- lievers in God and the Torah and upholders of traditional Judaismg and, eonsequently, it wards off the many lures and temptations with which the street-that demon of so- eiety-is invariably associated. How- ever. there is a. still greater value attaehed to the Yeshiva heeause its graduates have been ineuleated with an indefinahle spirit of moral lead- ership and deep teaching. The last statement does not mean that every one who is graduated will enter the liahhinate. Perhaps only a few will direet their eourse to- wards a Rabbinieal eareer. The re- maining graduates, on the other hand. will. also heeonie leaders. hut in the different spheres of endeavor which they may enter. As a general who also is a soldier is the proper head of his army. so a Yeshiva grad- uate, in whatever profession or hus- iness he may enter. will beeome a. leader of that partieular group. In produeing these future leaders of Judaism. the Yeshiva is ereating a twofold henetit for Judaism. At the present time. there is dire need of eompetent Jewish leaders who, he- sides having an excellent Hehrew ed- ueation shall also he at home with seeular knowledge. XYith the rising of the younger generation, there is an impending fear that orthodox Juda- ism will lose mueh of its guiding' in- tluenee. There is fear that the Torah will not he studied as it has heen and the traditions of our forefathers will he disregarded. This inundating tlood of ignorance must he dannned or it may prove serious. This ean be aeeomplished only under the tirni and faithful guidanee of Jewish or- thodox leaders whose duty it will he to guide the Jewish people in the liight of our God and Torah. The Yeshiva. therefore. is eontrihuting mueh to this nohle eause of upholil- ing the religion to whieh our an- eestors have elung so steadfastly for almost two thousand years of exile. Her g'ra.duates will not only direet their own ehildren in an orthodox Jewish path hut. as leaders. will in- iiuenee their respeetive and individ- ual eommunities to ahide hy the Jew- ish. orthodox religion. They will or- ganize eluhs where the young' Jews may aequire knowledge of Jewish learning. sueh as the Talmud, Jewish history and the liihle. One primary aeeomplishment of the Yeshiva' therefore. is the stemming of the tide of apostasy from orthodox Judaism. Another and just as important ae- eomplishment is the faet that these young graduates with their seeular