Talmidim, followers, and bnei Torah connected to the late rosh yeshiva, Rav Asher Deutsch zt”l, are expected to gather overnight and tomorrow at his kever on the eve of his first yahrtzeit.
Since his passing a year ago, the absence of Rav Asher has been deeply felt among his talmidim. Many are preparing to make the pilgrimage to his tziyun.
Late Wednesday night, a large crowd of close students and family members gathered for the ceremonial placement of Rav Asher’s matzeivah. This was done in strict adherence to his personal custom: Just as he waited the full twelve months before erecting the headstones of his own parents, so too was his matzeivah established only after the completion of the twelve months since his passing.
Alongside the pilgrimage to the cemetery, the Bnei Torah community announced a series of memorial gatherings to be held in yeshivos and shuls., These events will feature divrei hisorerus from the Peleg’s current leaders, Rav Azriel Auerbach and Rav Yonah Zelishinsky.
A newly published memorial booklet in honor of the rosh yeshiva includes essays on his lifelong dedication to teaching Torah and shaping students in the spirit of earlier gedolei Yisroel. Among the items reprinted is a letter (below) from Rav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, written as a heartfelt brocha on the occasion of Rav Asher’s wedding many decades ago.
{Matzav.com}
