RECAP: Gedolei Yisroel Make Historic Visit to Argentina for Keren Olam HaTorah - May 2026

A delegation of leading gedolei torah visited Argentina last week as part of Keren Olam HaTorah's global fundraising campaign to sustain the yeshivos of Eretz Yisroel, drawing thousands of Argentine Jews to a series of receptions, gatherings and chizuk events across Buenos Aires. The delegation, which included Rav Yaakov Hillel, Rosh Yeshivas Ahavat Shalom; Rav Avraham Salim, Rosh Yeshivas Meor Hatorah; Rav Yosef Chevroni, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chevron; Rav Chaim Peretz Berman, rosh yeshiva of Ponevezh; Rav Shimon Galai, and Rav Malkiel Kotler, rosh yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, landed Tuesday afternoon and immediately went to the Alvear Hotel, where they davened Mincha before being escorted to a public kabbalas panim at the Shuva Yisrael kehillah. The beis medrash of Shuva Yisrael was filled beyond capacity, with thousands of men, women and children spilling into an overflow hall outfitted with screens. Boys and girls lined the streets waving flags and balloons as the rabbanim entered. Rav Avraham Antebi, president of Shuva Yisrael, opened the reception by noting the rarity of the moment. "It is remarkable that at the edge of the world, roshei yeshiva have gath