Gordon tried, unsuccessfully to hire Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowitz ("Reb Itzele Ponovezher") to teach at the yeshiva. Gordon himself delivered the highest-level shiur.
It was not possible for Gordon to recruit Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowitz ("Reb Itzele Ponovezher") as a teacher at the yeshiva. However, Gordon provided the highest-level shiur himself.