עמוד הבית מובייל אנגלית

Tzena U’Reena Bnos Zion
BaMelech Shlomo
BaAteres SheItra
Lo Emo
(Shir HaShrim 3rd chapter, the eleventh Pasuk).

Maran HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach Zt”vl

The vision came to life in 1994 with the establishment of the first Kollel in the city of Beis Shemesh. HaGaon HaRav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin Shlita realized he must establish a Kollel for the young Avraichim that came to live in the city.

A few months prior to the establishment of the Kollel, Maran HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach Z”tvl, passed away. The main hall of the Kollel stands as a memorial in his honor. Since his passing,

The Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin Shlita

Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo

The Yeshiva was established to stand as a pillar of fire in the world of Torah. The fundamentals of its past guide it through its present and its future.
It is a greenhouse for learning and Yiras Shamayim for those who wish to dwell in Torah and linger in its Kedusha.
As a descendant to the Yeshiva’s leaders, the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin Shlita, had a vision, based on the legacy of the honorable Telz Yeshiva, to grow and develop Talmidei Chachamim. He planted a tree that is nurtured by its past and I”yh, will always continue to blossom.

The Rabonim's Influence

Maran VeRabanan Zt”vl The Yeshiva's Nesiim and Leadership

Maran, Rosh HaYeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman Zt”vl

The Rosh Yeshiva Zt”vl wished to have a Yeshiva that will educate its Bachurim to strive to perfection. Success is not enough; one must do everything one can, to excel.

Maran, Our Leading Posek, HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Shalom Elyashiv Zt”vl

Maran HaGaon HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz Zt”vl

Maran, Sar HaTorah, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Zt”vl

Maran, Rosh HaYeshiva,HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Zt”vl

The Rabonim Light Our Path

Maran VeRabanan Shlita The Yeshiva Nesiim and Leadership

Maran, Rosh HaYeshiva, HaGaon
HaRav Dov Lando Shlita

Maran, Rosh HaYeshiva, HaGaon
HaRav Baruch Mordechay Ezrachi Shlita

Maran, HaMashgiach, HaGaon HaTzadik HaRav Dan Segal Shlita

The fields
surrounding Telz smell like Ktzos HaChoshen
(On behalf of “HaGadol MeMinsk”)

As We Look Ahead
The magnificent foundations of the royal Torah Empire blooms from its glorifying roots that started at the picturesque city of Telz in Lithuania. Gdolai HaDor paved the way to establish the Yeshiva, and to this day, their influence guides us and enlightens our existence.

Maran, Rosh HaYeshiva
HaGaon HaRav Eliezer Gordon Zt”l
The Founder of the Yeshiva

In the year 1880, Maran HaGaon HaRav Eliezer Gordon Zt”l arrived in Telz and was immediately appointed as a Rav in the Telz Rabbinate. Following his arrival, Rabbi Atlas, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Aval, Rabbi Tzvi Oppenheimer, the distinguished Avraichim, appointed him as the Rosh Yeshiva of the Telz Yeshiva that was established in 1875.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib Bloch Zt”l

A year following the Yeshiva’s establishment, Maran Rosh HaYeshiva HaRav Eliezer Zt”l appointed his son in law, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib Bloch Zt"l, who was a Talmid from Kelm Yeshiva, as Rabbi in the Telz Yeshiva. In 1935, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib Bloch Zt"l, passed away.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib Bloch Zt”l

Following the passing of HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib Bloch Zt”l, HaGaon HaRav Shimon Shkop Zt”l, Baal Ha“Shaarei Yosher”, was appointed Rabbi.

These three Gdolim, each in his own way, formed a unique teaching method that gave the Yeshiva’s Talmidim understanding, rejuvenation, and Koach in their Limud. This three-way Limud method was the building block of the Telz Shita.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Chaim Rabinowitz Zt”l

In 1904, Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Rabinowitz Zt”l, was appointed Rabbi in place of HaGaon HaRav Shimon Shkop Zt”l. Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Rabinowitz Zt”l, was also known as “Rabbi Chaim Telzer”. He too, paved his own Shita and taught his Talmidim the necessity of Limud BeEyun, which meant they had to delve deep into each Sugiya in Shas and truly investigate it in every possible way. His Shita was later adopted by all as the method of learning BeEyun.

Maran HaGaon HaKadosh
HaRav Abraham Yitzchok Bloch H"yd

In 1920, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib appointed his son, Maran HaGaon HaKadosh HaRav Abraham Yitzchok H"yd as a Rabbi in the Yeshiva. HaGaon HaKadosh HaRav Abraham Yitzchok H"yd was only in his thirties at the time.

מרן הגאון Maran HaGaon
רבי אליהו מאיר בלוך HaRav Eliyahu Meyer Bloch Zt"l

Moreover , Maran HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib Zt"l appointed his sons, the Geonim, to important positions in the Yeshiva. HaRav Zalman was appointed as the Mashgich and HaRav Eliyahu Meyer was appointed as a Rabbi in the Yeshiva.

The Horrible Destruction
The 20th of Tamuz, 1941, will forever mark a devastating day in Jewish history. On that day, the distinguished Rabonim, the Telz Yeshiva Bachurim and the Telz Jewish community were brutally murdered by the great fire that destroyed most of Europe's Jewish population. These holy Neshamas went high into the heavens as the holy letters of the burning Sifrei Torah escorted them. "Eretz Al Techasi Damam"

Hitnaari
Meafar Kumi

As the war ended, the remaining few reignited the flames of Torah and reestablished the Telz Yeshiva in the United States of America. Located in Cleveland, the Yeshiva rebuilt its glory and fame as a pillar of Yiddishkit.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Eliyahu Meyer Bloch Zt"l

In 1920, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib appointed his son, Maran HaGaon HaKadosh HaRav Abraham Yitzchok H"yd as a Rabbi in the Yeshiva. HaGaon HaKadosh HaRav Abraham Yitzchok H"yd was only in his thirties at the time. Moreover, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yoseph Yehuda Leib appointed his sons, the Geonim, to important positions in the Yeshiva. HaRav Zalman was appointed as the Mashgich and HaRav Eliyahu Meyer was appointed as a Rabbi in the Yeshiva. Maran HaGaon HaRav Eliyahu Meyer Bloch Zt"l survived the holocaust along with his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Mordechai Katz Zt"l. Together they reignited the Telz flame of Torah and rebuilt what was.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Chaim Mordechai Katz Zt"l

Maran HaGaon HaRav Eliyahu Meyer Bloch Zt"l survived the holocaust along with his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Mordechai Katz Zt"l. In Elul of 1940, together both Geonim reestablished the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Mordechai Gifter Zt"l

Maran HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Gifter Zt"l was born in America. In the winter of 1932, his father sold his life insurance policy in order to buy him a ticket to Lithuania so he may go learn in the Telz Yeshiva. He was one of the closest Talmidim to HaGaon HaKadosh HaRav Abraham Yitzchok H"yd. With the establishment of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, Maran HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Gifter Zt"l was appointed as a Rabbi, and in 1961 was appointed to serve as the Rosh Yeshiva. In 1976, Maran HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Gifter Zt"l made Aliya to Eretz Yisroel and established the Yeshiva in Telz -Stone. In 1979, with the counsel of Maran HaSteipler Zt"l, Maran HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Gifter Zt"l had to return to Cleveland and serve as the Rosh Yeshiva due to the passing of the Rosh Yeshiva at the time, Maran HaGaon HaRav Boroch Sorotzkin Zt"l. In addition to being the Rosh Yeshiva, Maran HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Gifter Zt"l was also involved with public affairs, Agudas Yisroel, the Chinuch authority for Bnei Torah and he also served as a member of the Council of Gdolei HaTorah.

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Boroch Sorotzkin Zt"l

As the second world war broke out, Maran HaGaon HaRav Boroch Sorotzkin Zt"l, escaped the Kamnitz Yeshiva and joined the Telz Yeshiva. Six months later with the blessing of his parents from Eretz Yisroel, Maran HaGaon HaRav Boroch Sorotzkin Zt"l was engaged to Rachel, the daughter of his uncle, Maran HaGaon HaRav Avraham Yitzchok Zt"l. Two weeks following his marriage, he was forced to escape to Japan via the Trans-Siberian train. Moreover, once in Japan, he was forced to go to Shanghai and from there he was able to emigrate to the United States of America. In 1965, he was appointed Rosh Yeshiva in the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland. Maran HaGaon HaRav Boroch Sorotzkin Zt"l was one of leading Torah authorities in the United States, and he also served as a member of the Council of Gdolei HaTorah. .

Maran HaGaon
HaRav Isaac Ozband Zt"l

In the Telz Yeshiva, Maran HaGaon HaRav Isaac Ozband Zt"l was a dedicated Talmid of HaGaon HaKadosh HaRav Abraham Yitzchok H"yd and in the days to come he also became his son in law. With the start of the Second World War, a group of Talmidim, along with Maran HaGaon HaRav Isaac Ozband Zt"l, had to escape to Russia and Siberia and that is where they spent the war years. As the war ended, Maran HaGaon HaRav Isaac Ozband Zt"l was appointed as an official Rabbi in Vilna. Following his marriage, Maran HaGaon HaRav Isaac Ozband Zt"l moved to the United States of America. Immediately after his arrival in Cleveland, he became a Rabbi in the Telz Yeshiva Ktana and shortly after, he continued to the Yeshiva Gdola. His position also included being a Moreh Horaah for the orthodox community in Cleveland.

Tehi LeRoshcha Ateres

The Rabanim of the Yeshiva in Eretz HaKodesh

The Rashei Yeshiva and its Rabonim carry the torch of the Mesorah for future generations. Like Amud HaAish Lifnei HaMachane, they pave the way and direct the path to which the Yeshiva is heading.

They elevate the Bachurim with the Yeshiva's unique Limud Shita, creating an atmosphere of exhilaration in learning Torah. Yeshivas Ateres Yisroel is honored to have Olam HaTorah look up to its Rabonim and Rashei Yeshivas.

Rabeinu, the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon
HaRav Binyomin Sorotzkin Shlita

Rabeinu, the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon
HaRav Chaim Mordechai Ozband Shlita

Rabeinu, the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon
HaRav Chaim Feinstein Shlita

Rabeinu, the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon
HaRav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin Shlita

Rabainu, HaMashgiach, HaGaon
HaRav Yoseph Davis Shlita

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Ateres Shlomo – Statistics

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Highlights from Olam HaTorah

Simchas Beis HaShoevah

Every Sukkos, the Rabonim and the Talmidim come together for an uplifting gathering to celebrate Simchas Chag in the Yeshiva. One must attend such Simchas in order to know the true meaning of Simcha.

"Klalis" Tests

Towards the end of every Zman the Talmidim focus on their learning, studying day and night in preparation for the Klalis Tests. One's Efforts Reap Their Yield

Hevel Pihem

Every few months, we sponsor a promotion in Talmudei HaTorah of Ateres Shlomo to encourage the Talmidim to work on their Midos of Bein Adam LaMakom UBain Adam LeChavero. "Ein HaOlam Miskayem Ela Bizchos Hevel Pihem Shel Beis Raban"

Chagim Giveaways to Avreichim

On Erev Chag, Pesach, Shavuos and Sukkos, the Avraichim in Ateres Shlomo's Kollelim receive Chagim packages with groceries and other essentials to help with their Simchas Chag.