The “Heichal Hatorah – Torah BeRama” shul with its exclusive 24/7 Torah hall brings our 3331 year old inheritance to new levels.
This building has been built only by Jews in accordance with what is said in the Sdei Chemed that how can we give the extraordinary Mitzva of building G-d’s House to non- Jews.
Our goals in setting up our special Torah community have largely been met when our large community encompasses within it a large Torah library as well as a welfare department which gives help to the needy and the poor.
We have an active Beis – Horaah with our Rabbi HaRav Yitzchok Meir Hager Shlita on call for the public at large to answer all types of Halachic questions as well as giving advice and support in all areas.
Chanuka Kollel – After candle lighting on Chanuka the Ponovezh Rov – HaRav Yosef Shlomo Cahaneman entered the study hall of what was then the largest Yeshiva in the world and said “it looks like the Yevonim [the Greeks] have won” – since they prohibited the learning of the Torah and the study hall – Beis Hamedrash was largely empty.
In order that that should not happen our Founding Gabbai – HaRav Yoav Kaplinski Shlita set up an innovative Torah program whereby Avreichim and Bochurim would receive a small monetary incentive to return shortly after candle lighting to the study hall and participate in what became known as “Kollel Chanuka”
This has since been duplicated all over the world when in Beit Shemesh itself Boruch Hashem there are numerous of these Kollel Chanuka.
We also have a Yeshivas Bein Hazmanim – [during the holiday periods] in addition to an active Kollel Erev [an evening Kollel]- these extra curricular frameworks are specifically subject free in order that each and every budding Torah scholar will be able to engross in the parts of the Torah that he wants to and if necessary review what he has learnt in other frameworks.
Another very important factor is our ladies committee After birth help which provides free meals for the entire surrounding neighbourhood irrespective of Nusach or community. This has resulted in the children of a Kimpeturin exclaiming to their mother “Mammy, when are you going to give birth again so that we will once again be able to partake of the scrumptious meals that we received.” This obviously plays a part in reducing post partum depressions when a good feeling is had by the greater family and it reduces the feelings of helplessness that new mothers can sometimes feel.
The community has always been involved in helping other institutions at the beginning of their way and has hosted a Yeshiva Ketana, and a few Kollelim amongst other things. Our dream is to be able to have numerous Kollelim sitting in our large air conditioned Beis Hamedrash which would be conducive to learning with its high ceilinged and airy study hall.
