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םייח תרות תבישי
YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM Inaugural Tribute Dinner
The Legacy Lives On

R’ Shlomo Bronner was instrumental in setting the very foundations of the
Yeshiva through his efforts to organize the Yeshiva from a dream that seemed
impossible to its present reality. Those efforts included obtaining the appropriate
professional assistance necessary for forming and funding the Yeshiva, locating
its building and negotiating the terms of its construction and use, identifying and
meeting candidates for key staff positions, formulating institutional processes
and procedures, managing the Yeshiva’s design, construction and furnishing,
managing its financial and legal affairs, and contributing and assisting in
obtaining from others the resources needed to achieve those ends.
R’ Ephraim Kutner offered his financial support for the founding of the Yeshiva
as soon as he became aware of our goal. That support provided us with the
confidence to move forward with our plans to establish the Yeshiva as we knew
that R’ Ephraim would be there to support our goals and aspirations in very
concrete ways. That incredibly generous support has substantially grown over
these past several years but also as importantly, has the time and energy R’
Ephraim has devoted in encouraging others to provide the funding necessary
for the Yeshiva’s success. This assistance allowed us to focus our efforts on
educating our Talmidim which is what R’ Ephraim insisted upon as he did his
part. These efforts have culminated in the success of this year’s Inaugural Dinner
achieved by R’ Ephraim through his role as Dinner Chairman.

We the Hanhalas HaYeshiva, Rabbeim, Meishivim, Talmidim and families of our
Talmidim are greatly indebted to R’ Bronner and R’ Kutner for their efforts on our
behalf. May Hashem grant them the strength and resources to continue with their
Avodos Hakodesh and may they have continued vfrc and vjkmv and much ,jb from
their families.
Next, we need to recognize and thank our dedicated staff of Rebbeim and
Meishivim whose self-sacrifice is impossible to describe and can only be measured
by the tremendous success of the Bochurim. Their achievements are obvious to
all and are at the core of the Yeshiva’s success.
From among the staff, Rabbi Chanina Geisler t"yhka – this year’s honoree –
deserves special mention. Rav Chanina is an example of the level of dedication
and commitment that a Rebbi should have for his ohshnk,. Once again, words are
inadequate to truly describe this phenomenon. Only one who is familiar with the
number of ohshnk, that Rabbi Geisler has positively impacted, the length of time
throughout which his connection with them continues to grow, and the magnitude
of his effect on them, can begin to understand what we see in our dear colleague,