Thousands gather to celebrate chanukas habayis at Lakewood Yeshiva

Thousands came to celebrate in the  simcha of Torah as the Lakewood Yeshiva inaugurated its latest Bais Medrash the New Herzka building and Levine Bais Medrash. (for Photos click HERE  and at JDN) It started with a ribbon cutting followed by  a ceremonial building dedication and unavailing as a curtain was lowered exposing the names on the building. The Rosh hayeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler delivred remarks on the new beautiful bais medrash and thanked the many supporters and benefactors who were partners in building the new makom Torah as well as the previous botei midrashim. Reb Shimmy Glick spoke next about the zechus the baal habatim have in building and supporting Torah as an honor for the youngeleit that learn day and night.  Mr. Refoel Herzka whom the building was dedicated in honor of his parents pointed out the mesiras nefesh of which the chavrei hakolell live by on a daily basis. He than surprised the crowd as he pledged to give a extra kolell check in his fathers honor who was always looking out to support the bnei hayeshiva. Mr. George Klein, dedicated the library in memory of his parents, commented on the growth
of Torah Jewry in America how it started out with just a few and today b"h look around at what has become of it. Reb Meir Levine dedicated the Beis Medrash in memory of his father who was a mechanech and received a bracha from Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzensky. He mentioned the impact of  Rav Aaron Kotler how it is felt in today's day and age. In conclusion Harav Elya Ber Wachtfogel Shlita gave divrei bracha how this beautiful beis medrash will be filled with sounds of Torah and  will soon go to Eretz Yisrael.