“The ikar hisoreruscomes from being in the constant presence of ten thousand yungeleit”
This past Shabbos, the Cincinnati community was graced by the presence of two gedolei Yisrael. Rav Malkiel Kotler, rosh yeshivah of Beth Medrash Govoha, and Rav Tzvi Berkowitz of Ner Yisrael spent Shabbos in Cincinnati in honor of its kollel’s 30th anniversary. Many of the kollel’s alumni, along with their families, joined as well for a most memorable Shabbos. Over the course of 24 hours, the two visiting gedolim delivered multiple addresses in numerous venues, sharing from their bubbling wellsprings of Torah mastery.
Greatness in Torah is difficult to quantify. But once in every long while, you get a flash of insight into its grandeur.
One such moment came during a Q and A session held during Shalosh Seudos. Rav Dovid Spetner, who together with Rav Meir Minster has directed the kollel since its inception, began the session with a question of his own, directed at Rav Malkiel.
“The Rosh Yeshivah was raised among gedolei Yisrael,” he began, “but is there any one particular inspiration that the Rosh Yeshivah can point to that spirited his development over the years?”
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