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NEWS
Gathering to Mark Opening of Lakewood Yeshiva Ketanoh in
Jerusalem in Elul
By Betzalel Kahn
A special gathering was held in the home of Maran HaRav
Eliashiv shlita to mark the opening of Lakewood
Yeshiva Ketanoh at its new building in Jerusalem's Ramot
neighborhood.
In attendance at the gathering were HaRav Yaakov Eliezer
Schwartzman, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Lakewood,
ramim HaRav Moshe Halevy Feldman and HaRav Menachem
Neiman and the mashgiach HaRav Yehuda Paniel, along
with HaRav Eliashiv's assistant, HaRav Yosef Efrati, HaRav
Berachyohu Shenker, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Tiferes HaTalmud
and other talmidei chachomim and yeshiva members.
HaRav Eliashiv replied warmly to HaRav Schwartzman's
questions, explaining the proper way to build a suitable
environment for the growth of the young yeshiva students
aspiring to become gedolei Torah. Maran stressed the
importance of being immersed in "Hameini'ach" and
"Shor shenogach" and said that the students should be
made aware of the importance of studying halochoh and of
course constant strengthening of yiras Shomayim and
middos tovos, "for otherwise nothing gets started." He
concluded by blessing the visitors for success in making
their students into gedolei Torah and to see
nachas and brochoh and hatzlochoh from
them.
The yeshiva, which also enjoys the blessings and
encouragement of HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman and HaRav Michel
Yehuda Lefkowitz, is scheduled to open in Elul. The
outstanding students there, who hail from Eretz Yisroel,
benefit from a staff of top ramim and an atmosphere of
joy and delight in Torah.
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