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Tonight (Thursday): Kesser Torah to Hold Hespedim for Harav Yisroel Meir Kagan, zt”l (with Livestream)

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October 29, 2026

Photo Caption: Tonight (Thursday): Kesser Torah to Hold Hespedim for Harav Yisroel Meir Kagan, zt”l (with Livestream)

Baltimore, MD – October 29, 2026 – The Baltimore Torah community mourns the petirah of Harav Yisroel Meir Kagan, zt”l, longtime Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver, who dedicated decades to building a makom Torah that produced generations of talmidim and marbitzei Torah.

Tonight at 8:15 PM, three of Rav Kagan’s talmidim and longtime colleagues from Denver will deliver divrei hesped and zikaron at Mesivta Kesser Torah of Baltimore:

  • Harav Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim, shlit”a, Rosh HaYeshiva, Mesivta Kesser Torah

  • Harav Yaakov Hopfer, shlit”a, Rav, Kehillas Shearis Yisroel

  • Harav Yehuda Lefkovitz, shlit”a, Nasi, Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim

Location: Mesivta Kesser Torah, 8400 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore

Maariv will follow the hespedim. The community is invited, and the Ezras Nashim will be open.

Live stream: https://vimeo.com/event/6307397

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