Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik (sometimes Avraham) is the rosh yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...

 of Yeshivas Brisk, one of the Brisk yeshivas in Jerusalem, Israel

Israel

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 that admits only a select few elite Talmud

Talmud

The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....

ic students from the United States. The Talmudic college has approximately 800 students. The school focuses on Kodashim

Kodashim

Kodashim or Qodhashim is the fifth Order in the Mishna . Of the six Orders of the Mishna, it is the third longest...

, the Talmudic Seder dealing with sacrificial offerings.

He is carrying on the tradition of his grandfather, Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, who was known as the "Brisker Rov".