▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁upp erm ost ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁features ▁th ir teen ▁windows ▁on ▁the ▁sides ▁facing ▁the ▁street ▁and ▁the ▁rear ▁cour ty ard , ▁total ing ▁twenty - six ▁( the ▁g emat ria ▁of ▁Y H WH , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁God ). ▁( In ▁recent ▁years , ▁a ▁building ▁addition ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁rear ▁story ▁covered ▁over ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁windows ▁there .) ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁The ▁first ▁ro she i ▁yes h iva ▁of ▁Sh aar ▁Hash am ay im ▁Yes h iva ▁were ▁the ▁found ers , ▁Rab bi ▁Cha im ▁Ye h uda ▁Le ib ▁A uer bach ▁and ▁Rab bi ▁Sh imon ▁Hor ow itz . ▁A uer bach ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁even ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁the ▁Ad mor ▁of ▁Ch ern ow itz - Ch m iel nik , ▁died ▁and ▁his ▁Has id im ▁asked ▁A uer bach ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁father ' s ▁place . ▁He ▁decl ined , ▁leaving ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Ad mor ▁un ful filled . ▁ ▁Following ▁A uer bach ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁his ▁son , ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁A uer bach , ▁led ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁another ▁of ▁A uer bach ' s ▁sons , ▁Rab bi ▁Re fo el ▁D ov id ▁A uer bach