New Complex Dedicated At Tomchei Temimim Brunoy
A wave of excitement swept through Brunoy in recent days with the dedication of a new and impressive complex—“Beit Gorsed”—on the yeshiva campus.
The dignified inauguration ceremony was attended by members of the yeshiva’s administration, the mayor, rabbanim, and public figures. The new building is designed to expand and strengthen Torah study and communal life in the area.
The complex features a large and elegant shul for the local Anash community, alongside four new, spacious classrooms to better accommodate the yeshiva’s students. In addition, a modern, expansive mikvah has been constructed for the yeshiva’s use and will be dedicated at a separate, special ceremony in the near future.
The Yeshiva of Brunoy, one of the largest and most longstanding Chabad yeshivos in Europe, draws students from around the world. Over the years, a warm and vibrant Anash community has developed around the yeshiva in the picturesque town of Brunoy, a beautiful suburb of Paris. This new development marks another significant step in the continued growth of Torah and Chassidus in the region.
The building was made possible through a generous donation from the Gorsed family, pillars of the local community, who dedicated the complex in memory of their parents, R’ Aharon Natan and Aliza Gorsed OBM—people of truth and kindness, Torah and Chassidus. Their home was always open to all communal needs, where they raised a family to be proud of, alongside public service carried out with faith and integrity.
The dedication ceremony was emceed by Rabbi Shmuel Bradaovitch, director of Shiur Alef at the yeshiva. The program opened with remarks by the yeshiva’s director, Rabbi Yitzchak Namanov, who read a letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe sent to the yeshiva on the occasion of a building dedication, connected to Parshas Terumah. He was followed by the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yechiel Kalmenson, who shared words of Torah and emphasized the significance of expanding spaces of Torah and holiness.
Additional remarks were delivered by the mayor, representatives of the donors, and other distinguished guests. The evening concluded with heartfelt words from yeshiva director Rabbi Mendel Gurevitch, who movingly described the yeshiva’s development over the years and the clear Divine providence evident throughout the project—from its inception to its completion.
The event was organized with great dedication by the yeshiva’s secretary, Rabbi Shimon Lasri, together with R’ Shemaryahu Brock and his son R’ Yonah Brock. The gratitude of the many is extended to them for their selfless devotion to every need of the yeshiva.
