Hayom Yom 15 Elul - The founding of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch

הִתְיַסְּדוּת יְשִׁיבַת תּוֹמְכֵי תְּמִימִים[Today is the anniversary of] the founding of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim (the Central Lubavitcher Yeshivah),יוֹם א' ט"ו אֱלוּל תרנ"זon Sunday, 15 Elul, 5657 (1897).הַתְחָלַת הַלִּמּוּד בְּנִגְלֶה וְדִבְרֵי אֱלֹקִים חַיִּיםActual study in both nigleh (the revealed realm of the Torah) and Chassidusיוֹם ד' חַ"י אֱלוּל תּרנ"זbegan on Wednesday, Chai Elul, 5657 (1897).בְּלֵיל שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה תּרנ"ט אַחֲרֵי הַהֲקָפוֹתAfter the Hakkafos on the night of Simchas Torah, 5659 (1898),הִכְרִיז אַאַמוּ"רmy father, [the Rebbe Rashab,] announced:הַיְשִׁיבָה שְׁמָהּ תּוֹמְכֵי תְּמִימִים“The name of the Yeshivah is Tomchei Temimim,וְתַלְמִידִים הַלּוֹמְדִים וּמִתְנַהֲגִים בְּרוּחָהּ שְׁמָם תְּמִימִיםand the students who study and conduct themselves in its spirit are called temimim.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]