Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky, Rosh Yeshiva Torah Vodaath

See http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/dolhinov/d_pages/d_stories_kamene...

Born at his grandfather's estate Kalyskovka.

Yaakov's family moved to Dolginovo few years after his birth. Reb Yaakov later pointed out that had it not been for this move, he would probably have grown up an ordinary businessman and would never have absorbed the unquenchable love of Torah that was prevalent in this small village.

His father would take him on Friday night at two in the morning to the beis medrash where the place hummed with learning as though it was midday. The hall was full of people studying Torah, each one according to his level: one learned a shiur on Alshich, another on gemora, and yet another a shiur iyun.In the cheder of this village the hours were long, so long that Reb Yaakov's mother would pack together with his lunch an oil lamp to be used when darkness fell and the boys continued learning.

At the age of eleven, he left home to learn in the yeshiva of Minsk

Apparently, his fourth great grandfather, Aizik, was the uncle of Rav Chaim Voloshiner's son in law, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky of Lida.

See http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/dolhinov/d_pages/d_stories_kamene...

ספריו: "עיונים במקרא" - על פרשיות התורה - ביאורים ופירושים שנאספו מתוך כתביו, ניו יורק, תשמ"ד (1984) "אמת ליעקב" - עיונים במקרא - ביאורים ופירושים שנאספו מתוך כתביו, ניו יורק, תשמ"ו (1986) "אמת ליעקב" - על הש"ס ושלחן ערוך

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