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(This article appeared in this weeks YTC Spotlight.)
On Monday, the Yeshiva had the z'chus to be visited by HaGaon HaRav Reuven Feinstein, שליט"א, Rosh HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva of Staten Island, New York and youngest son of Moreinu HaGaon HaRav Moshe Feinstein, זצוק"ל. The Rosh HaYeshiva inspired the boys in many areas. Firstly, he spoke about the hester panim - the fact that in galus, Hashem hides His face from us. The Rosh HaYeshiva stated that one reason for this is to inspire us to seek Him out. He also
spoke about the importance of saying pesukei d'zimra in its entirety. He said that if one doesn't first appreciate everything that HaKadosh Baruch Hu does for him, and is capable of doing for him, it is impossible to properly ask Him for our needs. "When we daven, we are having a private meeting with Hashem. If one has a job interview, he is sure to prepare himself beforehand. It is the same with tefillah; it is an interview with Hashem and we must prepare ourselves with pesukei d'zimra." In the same vein of hester panim, the Rosh HaYeshiva urged the talmidim to use small inconveniences as motivation for teshuva."If one has to wait a few minutes for the elevator, or misses his train, he may say 'It's no big deal,' but really, if he were deserving, he wouldn't have to wait. We have to do teshuva when we experience these 'little things' or, chas v'shalom, Hashem may resort to bigger challenges to wake us up for teshuva." Lastly, he urged the talmidim to inculcate the mitzvos into themselves. "When one passes a treife restaurant, it doesn't matter how good the food smells or how hungry you are; you don't even want it. We must train our bodies to handle other challenges the same way." The Rosh HaYeshiva then gave the talmidim a bracha and greeted every talmid personally
    
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