“The yeshivah is indeed being built in the place of rock,” said the rosh yeshivah, “that ancient rock from the Beis Hamikdash
The recent inaugural even hapinah celebration, heralding the development of an all-inclusive, brand-new campus for the Mesivta of Long Beach in Chestnut Ridge, New York, was a historic event on the national Torah landscape.
In the 60 years since its founding, the Long Beach yeshivah, under the leadership of the late Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Yitzchok Feigelstock ztz”l, has produced thousands of talmidim who went on to impact every Torah community in the country. Yet its locale, in what was initially an unpretentious and tranquil resort area, has in recent years become a teeming summer beach getaway. For many years already, it has not been a fitting and hospitable setting for young wholesome and growing bnei yeshivah.
Still, a search of more than 15 years did not turn up an appropriate spot to which the celebrated Torah institution could relocate. Until, facilitated by the generosity of Reb Bentzion Heitner, a renowned baal tzedakah from Toronto, the yeshivah was able to purchase a majestic 15-acre site in Chestnut Ridge.
Addressing the crowd, the rosh yeshivah, Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Hoberman, shared an unsettling experience that occurred while the site was being excavated. The construction crew hit solid rock and the predictions of feasibility for its removal were dire. However, the fears proved to be unfounded. The rock was easily removed.
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