▁Jacob ▁exc laim s , ▁" This ▁is ▁none ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁Gate ▁of ▁Heaven ▁( S ha ar ▁Hash am ay im ) !" ▁( Gen esis ▁ 2 8 : 1 9 ). ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁The ▁imp et us ▁to ▁found ▁Sh aar ▁Hash am ay im ▁Yes h iva ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁dream ▁experienced ▁by ▁two ▁not ew orth y ▁Jerusalem ▁rabb is ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁Rab bi ▁Cha im ▁Ye h uda ▁Le ib ▁A uer bach , ▁author ▁of ▁Ch ach am ▁Lev , ▁a wo ke ▁one ▁night ▁from ▁a ▁strange ▁dream ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁sleep , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁aw ak ened ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁dream ▁repeated ▁itself . ▁He ▁got ▁dressed ▁and ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Sh imon ▁Hor ow itz , ▁a ▁k ab bal ah ▁scholar ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁Sh em ▁Mi Sh imon ▁and ▁Kol ▁Me vas er , ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁dream ▁with ▁him . ▁As ▁he ▁walked , ▁he ▁saw ▁someone ▁approaching ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁and ▁was ▁surprised ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁none ▁other ▁than ▁Hor ow itz , ▁who ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁about ▁the ▁dream ▁he ▁had ▁just ▁dream ed . ▁It ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁dream ed ▁the ▁same ▁dream . ▁They ▁had ▁each ▁en vision ed ▁an ▁honor able ▁Jew , ▁his ▁face ▁sh ining ▁with ▁a ▁super natural ▁light ,