A new communal Rav was officially appointed for the neighborhoods of Ramot Beit Shemesh Daled-3, as Rav Yeshaya Halberstam was named to the position during a l’chaim gathering held on Motzaei Shabbos HaGadol attended by hundreds of residents and local rabbanim.

The appointment followed consultations with leading gedolei Yisroel, culminating in a well-attended and uplifting event marking Rav Halberstam’s new role as Rav of the kehillos in the rapidly growing neighborhood.

The event followed an especially elevated Shabbos, during which Rav Halberstam spent time in the community and delivered drashos in the main batei knesses to large audiences.

After Shabbos, following the mechiras chametz, rabbanim of the city assembled for the celebratory gathering. Among those present were the mara d’asra of Ramot Beit Shemesh Daled, Rav A. Saffner, along with Rav A. Kornfeld and Rav A. Meirovitz. In their remarks, the rabbanim spoke about the significant responsibility resting on the Rav’s shoulders, as well as the privilege granted to the community to be led by a figure of such strong Torah stature.

In recent years, Ramot Beit Shemesh Daled-3 has developed into a vibrant Torah-centered neighborhood, with many bnei Torah and accomplished avreichim relocating there. The area has experienced rapid growth and now hosts prominent yeshivish kehillos that serve as a major center of Torah in the city. With that growth came an increasing need for a Rav of stature to guide the expanding kehillos.

Rav Halberstam serves as rosh kollel of Ateres Shlomo in Modi’in Illit. He is widely recognized in the Torah world for his depth, breadth of knowledge across all areas of Torah, and for his clear and insightful shiurim, as well as his well-known and widely used marei mekomos.

He is also connected to prominent Torah families, as the son-in-law of Rav Avrohom Tzvi Povarsky, son of the rosh yeshiva Rav Berel Povarsky, and the grandson of Rav Yitzchok Halberstam zt”l, who served as Rav of the beis medrash Ahavas Chesed in Givat Yeshivas Ponevezh in Bnei Brak.

Rav Halberstam addressed the crowd, offering words of brachah along with a tefillah that the kehillos should continue to grow and flourish, bringing honor to Torah and strengthening its presence in the neighborhood and throughout the city.

A larger, more formal hachtarah event had been planned in recent days with the participation of leading gedolei Yisroel, but was postponed due to the current situation in the country and safety guidelines. It is expected to take place after Pesach, im yirtzeh Hashem.

{Matzav.com}