The Belzer Rebbe to Harav Povarsky: I am missing 'bad kodesh'

A special visit at the home of the Belzer Rebbe: Yesterday the Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovicz, Hgrb"d Povarsky, visited the Rebbe - and the two talked for a long time about learning and on current affairs.

Among other things, the Rebbe told Hgrb"d that he learns the Rosh Yeshiva's books – bad kodesh, and two volumes are missing, Hgrb"d promised to send him the missing volumes.

"Is seder moed studied at the Lithuanian Yeshivas?" the Rebbe took an interest, noting that in the books of Hgrb"d there are innovations and annotations to many masechtes in seder moed, the Rebbe also added that in the Belzer yeshivas it is customary to learn these masechtes.

"No, by us we learn maseches pesachim from seder moed, and we especially focus on nezikin or gittin and kedushin from seder nashim."

Later Hgrb"d said, that he remembers the Rebbe coming to the home of his father Reb David zt"l, when he was young in order to be tested." Hrh"g Ortner who was the Rabbi of Lod and a Ponovicz graduate, took you for a round in the homes of the Rabbanim to be tested, and amongst them was the home of my father Hgr"d, who Rabbi Ortner was one of his students", said Hgrb'd and the Rebbe confirmed it.

Hgrb'd also said that he has a student called Hagaon Reb Yehoshua Karniel, who is a Ra"m in the Belzer yeshiva in Jerusalem, and he was one of the most prominent students at the Ponovicz yeshiva. "Yes', the Rebbe confirmed, adding: 'He is one of the most prominent Ram's in our yeshiva."

When the issue of recruitment arose, Hgrb"d stated that only Hgray"l Steinman decides on these issues, and that he doesn’t get involved at all.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!