Rav Dovid Soloveitchik lived in a world where the only reality was spiritual. The last living son of the Brisker Rav, his petirah marks the end of a glorious era in the dynasty’s history
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n the yeshiva world, the word “Brisk” is uttered with reverence. It conjures up images of
batei medrash pulsating with activity, erudite scholars steeped in solemnity, scintillating and rigorous analyses, and uncompromising dedication to the truth of Torah.
If Brisk is a kingdom, then it has several royal palaces the yeshivos dotting the heart of Yerushalayim and a royal family that presides over those bastions of Torah. The members of the Soloveitchik family hail from a long line of