Keren Olam HaTorah held multiple events in Brooklyn, amid its North American campaign to raise awareness and support for its mission to uphold and defend limud haTorah in Eretz Yisroel. 

The Brooklyn part of their mission opened with an event at the home of renowned baal chesed R’ Rubin Schron. Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a lauded R’ Schron as the embodiment of gadol meiraban shemo, describing him as “a rare blend of chesed and middos, whose unwavering support for Torah transcends kehillos and continents.” 

Rav Moshe Hillel also underscored the global impact of supporting Torah in Eretz Yisroel: “Torah in America is taluy in Torah in Eretz Yisroel. The more Torah flourishes, the more it protects Klal Yisroel — even reducing antisemitism across the world.”

In his remarks, R’ Schron displayed characteristic anivus. “We remember a time when poverty defined our existence. Now that Hashem has bentched us with abundance, we must use it to support Torah. That is our privilege and our obligation,” he said.

The campaign then moved to the home of R’ Yaakov Mishan, where Rishon LeTzion Harav Yitzchak Yosef shlit”a delivered divrei chizuk, highlighting the deep bond between American Jewry and the yeshivos of Eretz Yisroel. R’ Yaakov expressed the profound zechus of hosting Gedolim in his home and emphasized the personal responsibility each Yid carries to uphold Torah.

Another gathering took place at the home of R’ Baruch Karfunkel, inspiring further pledges of support, and then at the residence of R’ Refoel Herzka, where Harav Don Segal shlit”a delivered a fiery address. “It’s easy to give from what’s extra,” Rav Don said. “But true mesiras nefesh is giving from what you worked hard for, what you think you need to keep. By supporting Keren Olam HaTorah, we declare that Hashem is not bankrupt — He has a party of loyalists.”

The mission to Brooklyn culminated in an asifa at the home of R’ Moshe Psherhofer in Boro Park, with addresses from Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Harav Don Segal, Harav Dovid Cohen, Harav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin shlit”a, and R’ Reuven Wolf. The atmosphere was further electrified by a live hookup with Harav Dov Landau shlit”a, who was unable to attend in person due to the ongoing war in Eretz Yisroel.