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The hesder program in these places promoted military training among the Hardal community. (-5[1])At these places, an old man places his hands on the shoulders or head of someone else in the tradition of semikha. One of these places includes the RIETS (“reets”) and hosts the SOY Seforim sale. Several Litvak examples of these places were designed after one founded by Chaim of Volozhin, which is where Chaim Brisker developed a namesake (15[1]-5[1])“method.” The name for these places derives from the Great Sanhedrin (*) sitting. (10[1])Groups called chaburas make up the largest of these places in the world, the Mir. For spending their time in these places, married Haredi men receive a stipend (10[1])called (10[1])a kollel. The term “gaon” refers to the heads of these places, whose beit midrash serves as a study space. For 10 points, a New York university (10[1])is named for what institutions dedicated to studying the Torah? ■END■ (10[1])

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