The Yeshiva was named "Shaar HaTorah", after the yeshiva in Grodno (in Europe), where Rabbi Epstein's great-grandfather, Rabbi Shimon Shkop, had been the rosh yeshiva.
The Yeshiva was named "Shaar HaTorah", after the yeshiva in Grodno in Europe. Where Rabbi Epstein's great-grandfather, Rabbi Shimon Shkop had been the rosh yeshiva.