Monumental in scope while meticulous in detail, this initial volume encompasses Reb Chaim s formative years, early teachers, his move to Slutzk, marriage, the development of his unique learning method, becoming a Marbitz Torah in Yeshivas Volozhin, until his appointment as Rav of Brisk. Along the way you will meet the towering Torah personalities of that era the Beis HaLevi, the Netziv, the Rogetchover, and so many others.