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NEWS
Talmidim of HaRav Aharon Kotler zt"l Spend Special Shabbos
at Lakewood East
by Betzalel Kahn
Alumni, friends and supporters of Yeshivas Lakewood of
Jerusalem joined current students on Shabbos Parshas Toldos
to mark the yahrtzeit for Maran HaRav Aharon Kotler
zt"l. Guests of honor included HaRav Leib Heiman, rov
of Beis Knesses HaGra in Bayit Vegan and a talmid
muvhok of HaRav Kotler, as well as HaRav Moshe Carlebach
and HaRav Osher Winternitz, talmidim of HaRav Kotler
who now serve as rabbonim at the yeshiva.
During the course of the Shabbos seudas held in the
yeshiva dining hall in Ramot, speakers included the rosh
yeshiva HaRav Yaakov Eliezer Schwartzman and his brothers,
all grandchildren of HaRav Kotler. The talmidim and
avreichim will also hold a siyum of the Shas
which they learned during the course of the year as an
illui neshomoh for HaRav Kotler. HaRav Yosef Kaufman,
a talmid muvhok of HaRav Kotler who came from the US
to participate in the event, recounted his rebbe's teachings
during Sholosh Seudas.
On Sunday morning the participants visited Maran's gravesite
at Har Hamenuchos and in the afternoon his grandson, HaRav
Yaakov Eliezer Schwartzman, gave a shiur kloli. Sunday
night a memorial gathering attended by HaRav Aharon Leib
Shteinman was held at the yeshiva in Ramot.
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