Gordon tried, unsuccessfully to hire Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowitz ("Reb Itzele Ponovezher") to teach at the yeshiva. Gordon himself delivered the highest-level shiur.
Gordon failed to hire Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowitz ("Reb Itzele Ponovezher") for teaching at the yeshiva. Gordon delivered the most advanced shiur instead.