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Opinion and Comment TRUE TALES OF YESTERYEAR A Powerful Song by Yisca Shimony "Where are you running to?" the merchant, R' Boruch, asked R' Yehoshua the butcher as he followed him down the main road.

Opinion and Comment The True Influencers By Chaim Walder This is a fictionalized story but it is based on facts and on true names. The author wishes to especially acknowledge the help of Rav Dov Eliach, author of HaGaon. Part II The first part described the Vilna of the early eighteenth century, around 5500. It especially focused on Rav Moshe Yitzchok, otherwise called "the rosh hakohol." Rav Moshe Yitzchok was the wealthiest man in Vilna and a very respectable talmid chochom, but clearly not among the elite of the Torah world of Vilna who were known as "Perushim." His wealth and Torah accomplishments secured his position as rosh hakohol and a dayan, but the final arbiters of the community were the true Torah elite who were not interested in any formal position of influence since it would certainly be a distraction from their Torah study. Thus, Rav Moshe Yitzchok was the titular head of community but it was recognized that final power rested with the Torah elite.