Watch: Mesikus HaTorah: Instilling the Sweetness of Torah at Kesser Torah (Video & Photos)

By BJLife Newsroom
Posted on 02/16/26

Baltimore, MD - Feb. 16, 2026 - As part of Kesser Torah’s current Mesikus HaTorah campaign, the yeshiva has released a song titled Mesikus HaTorah. Composed by Mrs. Ruchie Torgow and sung by the KT bochurim, the song gives powerful expression to the campaign’s theme. Its words are adapted from the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh.

In Parshas Ki Savo (Devarim 26:11), the Torah states:

ושמחת בכל הטוב אשר נתן לך ה' אלקיך ולביתך…

And you will be b’simcha with all the tov that Hashem has given you and your home…

On these words, the Ohr HaChaim explains that if a person genuinely grasped the sweetness of Torah, he would be so overwhelmed by its goodness that nothing else would hold any appeal. Torah would eclipse every other pursuit.

At Kesser Torah, this is not an abstract ideal. It is the aspiration that shapes the entire yeshiva.

That vision was powerfully expressed last week at a moving Hachnasas Sefer Torah held on Sunday, 21 Shevat (February 8, 2026). The Sefer Torah was generously donated by the Galbut family, whose longstanding relationship with the yeshiva reflects years of friendship, partnership, and clear hashgachah pratis.

The celebration marked more than the dedication of a new Sefer Torah. It reaffirmed the heart of Kesser Torah’s mission. Torah at Kesser Torah is not merely covered. It is lived, cherished, and approached with simcha and purpose.

The theme of Mesikus HaTorah reflects the environment cultivated daily within the Beis Medrash. The focus extends far beyond completing masechtos or meeting benchmarks. The yeshiva is intentionally structured around warmth, guidance, and authentic rebbi-talmid relationships. Each bochur is known, guided, and challenged to grow.

Through thoughtful chinuch and genuine investment in every talmid, rebbeim foster a relationship with Torah that fills a bochur’s heart with Ahavas HaTorah. This shapes not only how he learns, but who he becomes. Rebbeim work closely with talmidim to sharpen understanding, deepen clarity, and develop independence in learning. The result is a beis medrash marked by intellectual vitality, diligence, and pride in growth.

When Torah is taught with warmth, clarity, and a culture of hasmadah, its sweetness becomes tangible and enduring.

This year’s Mesikus HaTorah campaign, taking place February 16–18, carries a goal of $700,000 to support the yeshiva’s continued growth and its vital educational mission. In a remarkable show of confidence and partnership, a group of generous donors has committed to triple every dollar contributed, transforming each donation into three times its impact and creating an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen Kesser Torah in a meaningful way.

This campaign is not simply about sustaining an institution. It is about strengthening an environment where serious Bnei Torah learn with depth, diligence, and genuine joy. It is about ensuring that the sweetness described by the Ohr HaChaim is not theoretical, but experienced daily in the Beis Medrash.

Those who wish to partner in cultivating the next generation of talmidei chachamim are invited to join Kesser Torah in this mission and help bring the sweetness of Torah to even greater heights.