Kollel
Sign in to savethumb|alt=Chicago Chassidishe Kollel|Chicago Chassidishe Kollel thumb|Kollel Birkat Yitzchak in Moscow A kollel (also kolel) (, , , , a "gathering" or "collection" [of scholars]) is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim (lectures) and learning sedarim (sessions); unlike most yeshivot, the student body of a kollel typically consists mostly of married men. A kollel generally pays a regular monthly stipend to its members.
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- History
- Original sense
- Modern sense
- Philosophy
- Structure
- Leadership
- Student body
- Community kollelim
- Criticism
- References
- Sources
thumb|alt=Chicago Chassidishe Kollel|Chicago Chassidishe Kollel thumb|Kollel Birkat Yitzchak in Moscow A kollel (also kolel) (, , , , a "gathering" or "collection" [of scholars]) is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim (lectures) and learning sedarim (sessions); unlike most yeshivot, the student body of a kollel typically consists mostly of married men. A kollel generally pays a regular monthly stipend to its members.
==History==
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