Simcha Zissel Ziv threats to traditional Judaism and to strengthen the cause of the Musar movement, Simcha Zissel decided to open a school in Kelm, the Kelm Talmud Torah. At the time, Simcha Zissel was almost forty years old. The Talmud Torah opened in approximately 1865 and attracted young students, mainly thirteen and fourteen-year-olds. Simcha Zissel’s teacher – Rabbi Yisrael Salanter – had taught Simcha Zissel the importance of Musar and so the Talmud Torah aimed not only to enhance its student’s Torah knowledge but also to shape their personalities and develop their character traits using the Musar approach. Indeed, much of daily
Simcha Bunim Cohen Simcha Bunim Cohen Simcha Bunim Cohen is an Orthodox rabbi and author who has written English-language halachic works that deal with the intricate laws of "Shabbat" and Jewish holidays. Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen, the grandson-in-law of Rabbi Avigdor Miller, is a senior kollel fellow at Beth Medrash Govoha and lives with his wife and children in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. He serves as the rabbi for "Khal Ateres Yeshaya". Cohen authors his books for those fluent primarily in English. His works on the laws of "Shabbat" cover their topics in depth and include extensive footnoting and sourcing in Hebrew on