{"product_id":"rav-chaim-fasman","title":"Rav Chaim Fasman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaim Zelig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a child on the move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis father, Rabbi Oscar Fasman, led one\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekehillah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter another until finally settling in Chicago, where he took the helm of Beis Medrash L’Torah (Skokie).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaim\u003c\/strong\u003e, an outstanding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebachur\u003c\/i\u003e, learned in the yeshiva until his Rebbe, Reb Mendel Kaplan, sent him off to Eretz Yisrael to advance his learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ponevezher Rav chose to prepare his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eshiurim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaim\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Brisker Rav accepted him as one of the fifteen original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etalmidim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein his yeshiva.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRav Aharon Kotler invited him to be his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etalmid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Lakewood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the yeshiva that would ultimately define the still “out-of-town”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebachur\u003c\/i\u003e, was Bais Hatalmud. There,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied under Reb Leib Malin and became the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etalmid muvhak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Reb Chaim Visoker, who primed him in teaching Torah and understanding people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his marriage,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eset out to fulfill his dream of spreading Torah in America.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Chaim Fasman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edid the unthinkable — he left the sheltered confines of the yeshiva world for Los Angeles, California, which he envisioned as a city thirsty for Torah. He founded one of the first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekollelim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein America and transformed Los Angeles into a flourishing empire of Torah.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the fascinating story of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Chaim Fasman\u003c\/strong\u003e, builder of Torah in America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mosaica Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52316898984236,"sku":"8180","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/7191\/3516\/files\/283_fasman_front_lowres.jpg?v=1762810725","url":"https:\/\/maayanjudaica.com\/products\/rav-chaim-fasman","provider":"Maayan Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}