"Adam...thought the call to the rabbinate should be entirely pure, a discussion a man has with God." (The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith)

"The basis for the existence of the yeshiva was the agreement between the community and the rabbi and head of the yeshiva, as formulated in a writ of appointment to the rabbinate, regarding the number of baḥurim from outside the town to whom the community would offer provision—that is to say, a weekly allowance for their maintenance." (source)