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adequately researched. At first glance it seems that his contribution
to spiritual life was insignificant.
However a more systematic study of his life and works raises a
different picture. Apparently Rav Vitkind was a talented and
successful preacher and speaker on Biblical topics. He brilliantly
related to current problems in an original and convincing fashion.
He benefited all by his identification of the central problems of the
Jewish people in the diaspora, of their need for fundamental
change, and the challenges of socialism and communism which
attracted the Jewish youth of his time.
He was aware of the importance of traditional Jewish education
and worked towards its advancement with a focus on the challenges
of the day. From these perspectives, Rav Vitkind can be seen as an
important educator who took advantage of his status as a
sermonizer and preacher to appeal to an indecisive and perplexed
audience, inviting them to consider with him the difficulties which
Jewish life in Eastern Europe raised, particularly in the period
between the two world wars. The sermons along with his collected
writings represent a complete world view, and his literary corpus
proposes a historical and philosophical view, as well as an original
philosophy of education.
His murder at the hands of the Nazis abruptly ended his
philosophical and educational life’s work.
Yaakov Haddani
Religious Education in an Urban Setting – its Community
and Audience
The changes that have taken place in the National-Religious
Network throughout Israel point to a tendency towards the
formation of local communities around each school that reflect the