Novardok yeshivas Yosef Yozel Horwitz

in consonance stress on unwaivering bitachon (trust in divine providence), horwitz s followers board trains in time of civil war no fear , establish hundreds of yeshivas in russia. after rise of communism, students of these yeshivas fled poland, crossing border poland illegally.

eventually, movement got involved in financial dispute other yeshivas on funding. leaders claiming each novardok yeshiva should considered 1 entire yeshiva. opponents wanted novardok yeshivas considered one. novardok yeshivas called yeshivas beis yosef in honour of horwitz.

the directors of these yeshivas in constant contact horwitz, guided , visited them, spending every shabbos in different town. since quite elderly time, closest students tried dissuade him making such journeys. respond citing verse (genesis 12:9), “and avraham journeyed, continuously traveling,” on malbim comments, “he went sanctify hashem’s name.”

one year, horwitz spent rosh hashana in homel, shabbat shuvah in kiev , yom kippur in kharkov, cities distant 1 another.