Reply To: Are Some Yeshivas Too Large to Function?

MM, the words are those of someone (ie, Rav Yisroel Kanarek ZT”L) who was a direct talmid of Rav Aharon ZT”L. He felt that Rav Aharon never would have wanted to see his yeshiva become a megayeshiva without any warmth or kesher. The Yated in Lech Lecha describes Rav Shimon Shkop ZT”L the same way. Rav Shlomo Lorintz a”h, in his book, describes Rav Shach ZT”L as feeling like he was oveir geneivah because he did klal work instead of being metapel with his talmidim. Chazal speak of a a “rebbe muvhak”, not a “yeshiva muvhak”. Chazal also speak of shimush talmidei chachamim. Mesorah means you have a direct rebbe, not you sat in a yeshiva anonymously.