17 Kislev is the yahrtzeit of R' Yosef Yoizel ben R' Shlomo Zalman Horowitz(1849-1919), the Rosh Yeshiva of the Novardok Yeshiva. He was a talmid of Rav Yisroel Salanater and was famous for the intense fiery mussar style which he employed in his yeshiva. Many yeshivot were set up by his talmidim under his teachings during the difficult times of WWI. Among the talmidim of the Novardoker yeshivot was the Steipler Gaon tz"l.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Yahrzeit- The Alter of Novardok
17 Kislev is the yahrtzeit of R' Yosef Yoizel ben R' Shlomo Zalman Horowitz(1849-1919), the Rosh Yeshiva of the Novardok Yeshiva. He was a talmid of Rav Yisroel Salanater and was famous for the intense fiery mussar style which he employed in his yeshiva. Many yeshivot were set up by his talmidim under his teachings during the difficult times of WWI. Among the talmidim of the Novardoker yeshivot was the Steipler Gaon tz"l.
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