By COLlive reporter
A new book is highlighting decades of work by Lubavitch Yeshiva students and their teacher to enhance Torah learning and explore the depths of Chassidus and Halacha.
“Sefer Hayovel – Hoaros Ubiurim,” published a few months ago in hardcover, is the culmination of 1000 booklets known as Hearos and written by bochurim, Crown Heights residents and even Shluchim.
Publishing began in 5733 when the Rebbe called on students of Lubavitch Yeshivos worldwide to jot down their chidushim in whatever subject they were learning at the time.
In an introduction in the new book, the driving force behind Hearos Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky thanked and praised all those bochurim who were members of the editorial board during their years at Oholei Torah.
“I remember that in 5740 some bochurim ‘demanded’ that we do a weekly,” Rabbi Gerlitzky recalled how the bi-weekly turned into a weekly publication read in Brooklyn Jewish communities and around the world.
“I told them a weekly was not practical. But they committed themselves and have succeeded, Baruch Hashem, until this very day,” he added.
Those bochurim, inspired by a sicha of the Rebbe demanding to strengthen Yiddishkeit, were Eliezer Shemtov (today a Shliach in Uruguay), Levi Mochkin (today in Australia) with the help of Moshe Drizin of Crown Heights.
But Hoaros itself began earlier, in 5733, with Moshe Wilhelm (today Head Shliach in Oregon) and Yosef Yitzchak Shagalow (today in Los Angeles).
“I would like to thank from depths of my heart all the dear tmimim who I merited to work with thoughout the years,” Rabbi Gerlitzky wrote.
In the process of balancing quality and deadline, Rabbi Gerlitzky said he was amazed to discover the talent of bochurim in writing, editing and producing “even more than I expected.”
Over the years the Rebbe showed great interest in Hoaros and reviewed some 14 sichos for publication. All of them appear in the new book, some with copies of the Rebbe’s hand writing and notes the Rebbe sent to the editorial board.
The book was edited by Menachem Mendel Mishulovin and Levi Yitzchak Raichik with the help of Menachem Mendel Diskin, Menachem Mendel Marasow, Sholom Ber Piekarsky and Menachem Mendel Jacobs.
There were many challenges over the years, even from fellow staff in Oholei Torah, but as Rabbi Gerlitzky noted, “Printing this is not only my simcha and the editorial board’s, and not only the thousands of readers, but the simcha to the Rebbe.”
The book is available on haoros.com
COLlive.com presents the photos of all the members of the Hoaros editorial board complied by Reuven Silverstein:
Why is Naftoli Hertz Goldshmit (5764-5766) “Ha-Meyuchad Shebechaburah”? Just for longevity, or other reasons as well?
azkir al hatzion
hay yitzzy mathmid mots jets fan
oolala
all the mesiras nefesh you went through to give them out when you were in yeshiva really payed off!
why isnt there any pics of last and this yrs crew?
from the haaros to seder hishtalshlus; keep up your amazing work. we are trying to keep up with you
Norway in hebrew is norvegia… Ot’niks
brought HAaros to a whole new level…;0
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why didnt they put up pictures of last years group?
Your the best OT has, I was there when the “other” fouoght against you and at the end you have your 1000th and they have nothing!
Yasher Koach!
Mitch keep the flame of 2C burnin
And the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ churnin
Levi Raichik (ben Yanky) why did you not tell us about this? you don’t fargin a little nachas?
your family
Mendy I always new you would Make it and you never know today you are on col tomorrow you will be on Forbes ..
Is the best. He cares for every bochur as his own. Sheyichye leoirech yomim toivim.
youre the best friend ever
Lots of nachas mrs. B
go Rabbi Blau!!!
Kadaner fought and caused huge problems to rabbi Gerlitzki with nachman shapiro and others
what happened to him?? HE was Mr. Haoros in the early mems???
afilou yossi spitetzki
so proud of all my relatives in this article.
Nunu
It’s very nice to see that the learning of Chasidus is valued and put under the lights!
May it inspire many to be more and more involved in Hafatzas hamayanos and Limud beiyun!
we want a pic of this years yanky rodman!!!!!!!
very nice
What an amazing sefer you put together with your friend. Your parents should have lots of chassidishe nachas from you
Rock on Mendy!
read the out of awe for R Avraham and was amazed all the way through. Unbelievable!!!!
you da man!!!!
Yagdil Torah v’Yaadir!
Hey Jack…love the Rabbi
you could by this amazing safer @ haoros.com
its worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!
dovid cohen
I hope they mention the main contributors of heoros, especialy the ones who wrote the rashi sichos questions that the rebbe picked the most in 5746-47
Go Shloime!!!!!! Tof shin samech ches!!