Sadly, there have been many great talmidei chochomim who resided in Lakewood who have been tragically nifter over the past few years. However, these great men live on through the Torah they left behind. There are a number of new sefarim that have printed of the Torah of late Lakewood talmidei chochomim. Below, we feature six newly released sefarim that are greatly enriching the Torah world.
Sefer Lev Aharon on the Hagaddah
By Rav Aharon Walkin zt”l
Rav Aharon Walkin zt”l was an outstanding Rosh Yeshiva and Posek who served as a Rov and Rosh Bais Din in Lakewood and provided great clarity on advanced topics in Halacha to many around the world. He published several sefarim during his lifetime and a number of others have been published after his untimely petirah three years ago. Just in time for Pesach, a new sefer titled Sefer Lev Aharon has been released on the Haggadah and other topics related to Pesach. The Sefer contains the Haggadah and Shir HaShirim and is divided into two sections: one for Halachic and Minhag aspects, and another for Drush and Machshavah.
Sefer Yoma D’Nishmasa on Inyanei Shabbos
By Rav Yissochor Weissberg zt”l
Rav Yissochor Weissberg zt”l, was a yungerman whom Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel referred to as “one of the yechidei segulah of our generation.” In Sefer Yoma D’nishmasa, the newest sefer of Rav Yissochor’s Torah to be released, he elucidates many aspects of Shabbos in a method that is both clear and comprehensive at the same time. A thread that seems to run throughout all of the seforim of Rav Yissochor is his unwavering dedication to arriving at the depth of the topics which he covers. Never satisfied with cursory level understanding, Rav Yissochor shows how each chelek of Torah can be appreciated on so many levels.
Sefer Birchas Nosson on Moadim
By Rav Nosson Boruch Herzka zt”l
As a marbitz Torah, Rosh Yeshiva, Rosh Kollel and Rov in Lakewood, Rav Nosson Boruch Herzka was a tremendous gaon and lamdan, who dedicated his life and entire being to limud haTorah and harbatzas haTorah. Scores of people were impacted and influenced by this towering Torah personality over the course of decades. The new Sefer Birchas Nosson on Moadim contains Rav Herzka’s comprehensive analyses of many aspects of each yomtov in his in-depth, breathtaking fashion that will surely delight every reader.
Ateres Zahav
by Rav Zalman Hillel Fendel zt”l
Rav Zalman Hillel treasured all mitzvos and performed them with joy and meaning. Rav Zalman Hillel lived with a with a unique chiyus. Each chiddush in Torah was displayed with excitement and reality. The Pesach Seder was a living yetzias Mitzrayim. He would put the matzah bag over his shoulder saying, “This is how the Yidden went out of Mitzrayim.” He would sing Mah Nishtana over and over with excitement and feeling, displaying that this night is indeed different than all others.
The newly published Sefer Ateres Zahav, gives depth, meaning and insight into many minhagim, Halachos, Hashkafos and Sugyos! It allows readers to enter Yom Tov with a new preparedness and understanding and to feel the excitement and joy of Yom Tov just like Rav Zalman Hillel! The divrei Torah are on the Haggadah, sippur yetzias Mitzrayim, krias Yam Suf, Lag Ba’omer and much more.
Sefer Yitzchok Yeranen on the Torah and Moadim
By Rav Yaakov Yitzchok Stern zt”l
Rav Yaakov Yitzchok Stern zt”l, a yungerman who resided in Westgate and learned in BMG, was an ish haeshkolos who was known to always have a good vort ready and was just as easily able to help anyone prepare an in-depth Chaburah on almost any topic. At home, he would stay up at his shtender well into the night writing and writing. After his petirah, a literal treasure trove was found of his writings on all Parshios, yomim tovim and many sugyos in Shas. A small portion was put together as Sefer Yitzchok Yeranen Al Hatorah Umo’adim, and printed four years ago. It was called Chelek Aleph as all are confident that many more chalakim will come as the rest of his kesavim are gone through.