Tashbar, illuminated.

One unmissable night. One united mission. 

It was just one evening, but the echoes are reverberating throughout the community, across Lakewood and beyond.

On Tuesday, June 9th, the extended Tashbar family gathered for an extraordinary dinner celebrating the enduring legacy of its founder, Rabbi Meir Hertz zt”l, and the future of the yeshivah he built for generations of talmidim. The Dinner theme aptly captured the essence of that legacy: מאירים את העולם – illuminating generations. The overwhelming turnout, which filled every available seat and left parking at a premium, was a clear testament to a powerful sentiment: We want to be here. We feel part of something bigger than ourselves. 

The evening began with Divrei Beracha by HaGaon Rav Yankel Drillman Shlita, a lifelong yedid of Rabbi Hertz zt”l, who shared personal memories of the inimitable character and profound intellect of Tashbar’s founder. The Rosh HaMosad, Rabbi Dovid Hertz, noted that Rabbi Hertz’s unique Gadlus was his ability to cultivate greatness in others, something which remains alive in Tashbar to this day and beyond. Keynote speaker, Harav Chaim Rubin shlit”a, Rav of Khal Lev Yehuda, delivered a powerful message on continuity and growth, illustrating that reverence and fealty to the previous generations – our parents and Rabbeim – is the only true road to continuity. At the same time the Rav noted, one must delve into and understand the essence of the mesorah we were given, safeguarding and cultivating it as necessary for each generation. He noted that Rabbi Hertz ZT”L was a master at combining these two elements in his quest for excellence in chinuch, and that is the legacy he imbued in Tashbar.

A moving performance by the Tashbar Boys Choir included a beautiful composition written by Rabbi Hertz zt”l during his years as a bachur, as well as an original thematic song, מאירים את העולם, specially written for the occasion, which captured the essence of Tashbar.

The evening left Tashbar parents and guests alike invigorated, with renewed appreciation for the shining legacy Rabbi Meir Hertz zt”l bequeathed to Tashbar, and the determination to continue the mission of raising talmidim whose radiance of Torah will continue illuminating generations.

[Press Release]