YOEC | There is Nothing Greater Than Ohr

There are lights that shine for [music] a moment, and there are lights that never fade. A light that is built, carried, and passed on. Because of Hashem's everlasting kindness, he created great lights in the world. An Ohr Gadol. A light that shapes lives. A light that builds people. A light that becomes part of who we [music] are. Years ago, they sat here as talmidim, learning, growing, becoming. And today, their sons sit in those same seats. The same walls, the same Torah, the same light. But now it continues. Because what is built here doesn't end when a student leaves. It becomes how he lives, how he gives, [music] how he raises the next generation. And how the light continues to grow. A light like this exists because it is sustained. Because those who are shaped by [music] it choose to carry it forward. Our Ohr is an Ohr Gadol, a great light that lives through generations, and continues because chesed is everlasting. If I were to use one word to describe Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad in Los Angeles, would be legendary. Of all the students that have come through these doors, all the rabbaim that have come through these doors. This is a wonder. It's a mofes. It's a ganifla. [music] That something like this exists here. On so many levels. Joyous, you know. It was a very joyful experience. A chassidish education, if it's done [music] right, is a very joyous experience. The Rebbe describes a talmid [music] as somebody that puts aside his own aspirations, and realizes I'm here to serve the [music] Aibershter, and my goal is to be able to fulfill that purpose in the best way possible. And that starts off with learning Torah. This Yeshiva gave him a deep respect for Torah, and for his kashrus, [music] and for everything that chassidus stands for. Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad gave me the chiyus of what it means to learn, the chiyus of what it means to farbreng. I remember it being a very warm, friendly place. The rabbaim really cared and made sure that you excelled. To see my son now enjoying the same beautiful Yeshiva, achdus, you know, friends, and learning of course, and getting all the chassidic education, same way that I was able to go through it, and now he's enjoying that. It's a beautiful feeling. Something that's really unique about Ohr Elchonon is that we have the rosh, which being a chossid of the Rebbe, [music] is mind, being a lamden. So, you have all three aspects you really gain from one person. If the father that learned here sends his son here, that means that he feels that the Yeshiva gave him something that he wants to be continued. That was the gives us a certain sense of accomplishment, and we hope that with the next generation we'll do even better. It's amazing knowing that my father learned here as a bochur, and that over time this Yeshiva continues to thrive. The fact that this Yeshiva is not only standing, but it has grown leaps and bounds, which has shown that that the Rebbe's alive and with us, and present in the most powerful ways that is only demonstrated by walking right here in the middle of all the different cliffa that's taking place. [music] And here you have a makom of Ohr and Torah. >> [music] [music]