The Slobodka Yeshiva, also known as Kenesset Yisrael, is a historic institution within the Lithuanian yeshiva tradition, renowned for its emphasis on ethical and intellectual Talmudic study as part of the Mussar movement. Founded in 1882 by Rabbi Nathan Zvi Finkel (the Alter of Slobodka) in the suburb of Slobodka (Vilijampolė) near Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, it became one of the most influential and largest yeshivas in Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The yeshiva attracted prominent scholars, including graduates from the Volozhin Yeshiva, and was led by notable figures such as Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer and Rabbi Moses Mordecai Epstein. Its curriculum focused on rigorous Torah study combined with moral and character development, setting a model for modern Orthodox Jewish education.

In the face of rising antisemitism and the Holocaust, the Slobodka Yeshiva established branches outside Lithuania to preserve its legacy. The Hebron branch, relocated to Hebron in the Land of Israel in the 1920s under the leadership of Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein, played a crucial role in maintaining the unbroken tradition. This branch arrived before the Holocaust, ensuring the survival of Slobodka's teachings. After the 1929 Hebron massacre, the yeshiva moved to Jerusalem, where it continues to operate as the Hebron Yeshiva, influencing global Orthodox Judaism through its alumni who established similar institutions worldwide.

The Slobodka Yeshiva's global impact extends to shaping contemporary yeshiva education, with its emphasis on combining intellectual rigor with ethical refinement. It has produced generations of rabbis, scholars, and leaders in the Orthodox community, contributing to the preservation of Lithuanian Jewish scholarship and exerting significant influence on modern Orthodoxy.