Now in its 11th year, Hadar Hatorah's annual Purim Raffle owes its humble origins to Schabse Gordon. When we were putting together the first raffle, Schabse stepped forward and, without any fanfare, let us know that he would be happy to donate the Purim megillah, which was then the “grand prize” of two prizes. He was awed by the seriousness and dedication of our yeshiva students, men who came from nonreligious backgrounds, who put aside their secular pursuits temporarily to pursue a full-fledged Jewish education.