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== History of the Yeshiva ==

Following the Rebbe's requirement for pure Torah studies without secular subjects, and since existing institutions in Crown Heights were reluctant to accept teachers of the old style like Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Roitblatt, in 1957 Rabbi Michael Teitelbaum together with his friend Rabbi Menachem Mendel Marozov opened the yeshiva focusing purely on Torah studies as it was in the "old home."

Following the Rebbe's requirement for pure Torah studies without secular subjects, and since existing institutions in [[Crown Heights]] were reluctant to accept teachers of the old style like Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Roitblatt, in 1957 Rabbi Michael Teitelbaum together with his friend Rabbi Menachem Mendel Marozov opened the yeshiva focusing purely on Torah studies as it was in the "old home."

The name "Oholei Torah," or more precisely "Oholei Torah Educational Institution," was given with the Rebbe's approval. The Rebbe directed that it be called an "educational institution" rather than a yeshiva, and specified that it would report directly to ~~the "Center for Educational Matters~~" under Rabbi Hodakov's leadership, not under the general Tomchei Tmimim administration led by Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary (Rashag). The chosen name ("educational institution") proved providential, as when government authorities annually reviewed schools and yeshivas for compliance, oholei Torah didn't appear on any list since it wasn't called a school or yeshiva.

The name "Oholei Torah," or more precisely "Oholei Torah Educational Institution," was given with the Rebbe's approval. The Rebbe directed that it be called an "educational institution" rather than a yeshiva, and specified that it would report directly to “Merkaz Linyonei chinuch" under [[Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov|Rabbi Hodakov]]'s leadership, not under the general Tomchei Tmimim administration led by [[The Rashag - Reb Shemaryahu Gurary|Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary]] (Rashag). The chosen name ("educational institution") proved providential, as when government authorities annually reviewed schools and yeshivas for compliance, oholei Torah didn't appear on any list since it wasn't called a school or yeshiva.

== The Rebbe's Relationship with the Institution ==

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 == History of the Yeshiva ==
-Following the Rebbe's requirement for pure Torah studies without secular subjects, and since existing institutions in Crown Heights were reluctant to accept teachers of the old style like Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Roitblatt, in 1957 Rabbi Michael Teitelbaum together with his friend Rabbi Menachem Mendel Marozov opened the yeshiva focusing purely on Torah studies as it was in the "old home."
+Following the Rebbe's requirement for pure Torah studies without secular subjects, and since existing institutions in [[Crown Heights]] were reluctant to accept teachers of the old style like Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Roitblatt, in 1957 Rabbi Michael Teitelbaum together with his friend Rabbi Menachem Mendel Marozov opened the yeshiva focusing purely on Torah studies as it was in the "old home."
-The name "Oholei Torah," or more precisely "Oholei Torah Educational Institution," was given with the Rebbe's approval. The Rebbe directed that it be called an "educational institution" rather than a yeshiva, and specified that it would report directly to the "Center for Educational Matters" under Rabbi Hodakov's leadership, not under the general Tomchei Tmimim administration led by Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary (Rashag). The chosen name ("educational institution") proved providential, as when government authorities annually reviewed schools and yeshivas for compliance, oholei Torah didn't appear on any list since it wasn't called a school or yeshiva.
+The name "Oholei Torah," or more precisely "Oholei Torah Educational Institution," was given with the Rebbe's approval. The Rebbe directed that it be called an "educational institution" rather than a yeshiva, and specified that it would report directly to “Merkaz Linyonei chinuch" under [[Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov|Rabbi Hodakov]]'s leadership, not under the general Tomchei Tmimim administration led by [[The Rashag - Reb Shemaryahu Gurary|Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary]] (Rashag). The chosen name ("educational institution") proved providential, as when government authorities annually reviewed schools and yeshivas for compliance, oholei Torah didn't appear on any list since it wasn't called a school or yeshiva.
 == The Rebbe's Relationship with the Institution ==