Editing Montreal (section)

== Historical Development ==
A few days later, on the 9th of Cheshvan, the Previous Rebbe sent a long letter to the Tomchei Tmimim students detailing his holy instructions for their work in the city (Igrot Kodesh Rayatz Vol. 6, p. 48). During Cheshvan, the Previous Rebbe sent the distinguished mashpia Rabbi Shmuel Levitin to help establish the yeshiva in its first steps. Later, the Rebbe instructed to arrange an executive committee for managing Tomchei Tmimim, to be chosen by local Anash. The Rebbe instructed to appoint Mr. Yehuda Albert as head of the committee - apparently a businessman who greatly helped and supported the yeshiva. Rabbi Shmuel Levitin left the yeshiva shortly after the 10th of Kislev 1941, about a month after arriving at the yeshiva. When the yeshiva opened, there were 24 students. A year later, the yeshiva had over two hundred students. The Previous Rebbe sent a letter saying that after the great effort the students were investing, there should have been at least five hundred students.

On the 15th of Kislev 1944, the inauguration of the building purchased for the yeshiva took place, with the participation of Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary (the Rashag), the Previous Rebbe's son-in-law, who came to Montreal specially for the celebration as his personal emissary.

On Sunday, 23rd of Iyar 1962, a new building for the yeshiva was inaugurated (the first building that Chabad built in North America). After Rabbi Peretz Mochkin's passing, the yeshiva expanded into his house. In 2004, a fire broke out in the yeshiva's dormitory building located near the yeshiva building (which also included the Lubavitch synagogue, study hall, and mikvah) at 6405 Westbury. Subsequently, on 26th of Sivan 2007, a new and magnificent building was inaugurated in place of the dormitory building at 6355 Westbury, and the large yeshiva - the "Zal" - moved to the new building.
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