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== Origin of the Name == | == Origin of the Name == | ||
During Hakafos on Simchas Torah 5659, the founder of the yeshiva, the Rebbe Rashab, announced that the yeshiva he had established two years prior would be called Tomchei Tmimim, and that "the students who learn there and conduct themselves in its spirit would be called Tmimim," inspired by the verse "Tomchei Tmimim Hoshia Na" which is recited during Hakafos. | During Hakafos on Simchas Torah 5659, the founder of the yeshiva, [[Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneerson - The Rebbe Rashab|the Rebbe Rashab,]] announced that the yeshiva he had established two years prior would be called Tomchei Tmimim, and that "the students who learn there and conduct themselves in its spirit would be called Tmimim," inspired by the verse "Tomchei Tmimim Hoshia Na" which is recited during Hakafos. | ||
The name "Tomim" and "Tomchei Tmimim" expresses the innovative nature of the yeshiva and its students, in that they study both Nigleh and the hidden aspects of Torah through Chassidus. | The name "Tomim" and "Tomchei Tmimim" expresses the innovative nature of the yeshiva and its students, in that they study both Nigleh and the hidden aspects of Torah through Chassidus. | ||