GAW: “You haven’t said anything new. The Golden Rule states he who has the Gold makes the Rules. Although some grandchildren/in-law ended up with the title rosh yeshiva, only one person runs the yeshiva. Hence the head of the Yeshiva is HaRav HaGaon Aaron Kotler Shilitah, whether he gives a shiur or not.”
This is quite cynical, and frankly I feel it is denigrating to the actual roshei yeshiva of Lakewood….
It is actually a P’sak of Rav Shach (the Mir succession Din Torah). The Rosh Yeshiva is the person who creates and is responsible for the financial well-being of the yeshiva by raising money for the yeshiva, not the person who gives the top shiur or the biggest Lamdan. I’ll take Rav Shach over an anonymous internet person any day.
Besides, in all honesty, what are the chances that any one of the titular Roshei Yeshiva would be a “Rosh Yeshiva” in Lakewood had they not been a grandson or grandson in law? Halacha says they get the title, but nothing else.
Dash – I know nothing about YU (Richard Joel is YU, no?). Perhaps you can enlighten us? I don’t understand your second comment. Are you (rather cynically) saying that Gedolim only do things that are in their financial interest?
FS12 – No argument, but the Yeshiva (BMG) is entrenched in the town of Lakewood, which is no longer a “Yeshiva town”, but “in town”.
Unfortunately.