When Rabbi Gerlitzky Blocked the Door to Shul

From the archives: On 15 Av 5769, Rabbi Moshe Elye Gerlitzky got up on the bima in the Yeshiva shul in Montreal, and said he would not be allowing anyone to leave the shul.

On 15 Av 5769, Rabbi Moshe Elye Gerlitzky got up on the bima in the Yeshiva shul in Montreal. Quoting the Gemara which says that from 15 Av, one must increase in Torah, he said he would bar the door until after everyone sits and learns.

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