Our History
Rigorous learning, refined character
Founded in 2004 by a group of Chashuve families seeking a better option for their children, Talmud Torah Ohr Moshe was built to fill that void. Ohr Moshe became known for its unique ability to build refined Chassidishe bnai Torah, yirei Hashem, in a warm environment of simcha and love of mitzvos. It quickly earned a reputation for combining rigorous Torah study with a strong emphasis on midos tovos.
With the siyata d’Shmaya that accompanied its early years and the ever-growing need, the Hanhala, following the guidance of daas Torah and the heartfelt demand of parents, established a Yeshiva under the leadership of the Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Yonasan Strasser, shlita. Over the years, the Yeshiva has blossomed, and now proudly includes both a Yeshiva Ketana and a Yeshiva Gedola, each renowned for their elevated Torah learning and chassidishe ruach. Our yeshiva has been known as one where the greatest bochurim seek to be zoche to a place in this choshuve makom Torah.
Our Name
Named for the Chasam Sofer
The founding board accepted the suggestion of our Rav, HaRav Bentzion Strasser, shlit”a, and named the Yeshiva “Ohr Moshe” after the Chasam Sofer, the great scholar and leader of the Jewish diaspora. In a time of schism and breakaways from tradition, the Chasam Sofer stood firm, famously declaring Chodosh ossur min haTorah: the Jewish people have endured for thousands of years because the Mesorah was transmitted intact and unaltered.
We are held together by the Torah without additions or modifications, and changing the mesorah tarnishes its clarity and leads to division and confusion. Our name reflects this vision that our teachings, beliefs, and values are fixed, not relative. The yeshiva cherishes the zechus of bearing this lofty name, and strives to walk in the holy footsteps of the Chasam Sofer, with his derech kodesh illuminating our path.