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Agudath Israel of Florida’s Upcoming Siyum Hashas Sunday, January 5th
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Rav Shimon Zeffren zt’’l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Shimon Zeffren Ztl, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Merkaz HaTorah of Montreal, over Shabbos.
The levaya will take place in Yeshiva Gedola at 12:00 PM on Sunday. There will be a Levaya followed by the Kevurah in Lakewood on Monday morning/afternoon, exact time to be announced.
We will have a live-stream hookup available during the Montreal levaya.
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Five people were wounded in a stabbing on Chanukah in Monsey, New York. The family of one of the victims, 72-year-old R’ Yehosef [ben Perel] Neumann, gave an update on his injuries and said they want the focus to be on the victims.
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Watch: Thousands at the Historic Dirshu Siyum Hashas in Manchester
With the participation of rabbonim and roshei yeshivos from all over the Jewish world and around 4000 members of the local community * The Malchus Choir, the Hamenagnim orchestra, artist and composer, Reb Mona Rosenblum, Reb Ahrele Samet and Reb Zanvil Weinberger, have arrived from Israel for the special event
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Dirshu’s exciting journey is underway: Thousands from the Manchester Jewish community are now gathering for a Siyum Hashas, the likes of which the city has never yet seen. The siyum is taking place at EventCity – the largest and grandest hall in Manchester, which has thousands of seats, and maranan v’rabanan gedolei Torah, rabbonim, dayonim, and roshei yeshivos, shlita, are in attendance.
The entire Malchus Choir, and the Hamenagnim orchestra conducted by Reb Mona Rosenblum, and produced by Shalom Wagshal Music, will add to the enjoyment. Reb Zanvil Weinberger and Reb Ahrele Samet will contribute music and song to the event.
In addition, during the event, an exceptional production, produced especially for the exciting occasion by Plan with Yosef Pollack and Mordechai Tzin, will be staged. The event itself is produced by Shneur Fleishman and Yossi Peles of Fleishman Peles Productions Ltd.
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Watch: Thousands at the Historic Dirshu Siyum Hashas in Manchester
With the participation of rabbonim and roshei yeshivos from all over the Jewish world and around 4000 members of the local community * The Malchus Choir, the Hamenagnim orchestra, artist and composer, Reb Mona Rosenblum, Reb Ahrele Samet and Reb Zanvil Weinberger, have arrived from Israel for the special event
Dirshu’s exciting journey is underway: Thousands from the Manchester Jewish community are now gathering for a Siyum Hashas, the likes of which the city has never yet seen. The siyum is taking place at EventCity – the largest and grandest hall in Manchester, which has thousands of seats, and maranan v’rabanan gedolei Torah, rabbonim, dayonim, and roshei yeshivos, shlita, are in attendance.
The entire Malchus Choir, and the Hamenagnim orchestra conducted by Reb Mona Rosenblum, and produced by Shalom Wagshal Music, will add to the enjoyment. Reb Zanvil Weinberger and Reb Ahrele Samet will contribute music and song to the event.
In addition, during the event, an exceptional production, produced especially for the exciting occasion by Plan with Yosef Pollack and Mordechai Tzin, will be staged. The event itself is produced by Shneur Fleishman and Yossi Peles of Fleishman Peles Productions Ltd.
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Rav Yisroel Halevi Verschleiser zt”l
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Yisroel Halevi Verschleiser zt”l.
A tremendous ben aliyah, talmid chochom and yorei Shomayim, Rav Yisroel was among the early talmidim of Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l and Rav Nosson Wachtfogel zt”l at Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood, NJ.
Rav Yisroel, who suffered from illness for the last period of his life, was mekabel yissurim b’ahava for close to 30 years.
The levayah will be held this morning, from 8:45 to 9:45, at Bais Medrash Govoah, located at 617 6th Street in Lakewood, NJ. The kevurah will follow in Long Island, NY.
Rav Yisroel is survived by his wife, Mrs. Feige Verschleiser, and their wonderful family.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Matzav.com Newscenter}
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LIVE: Dirshu Siyum Hashas in Manchester
The preparations for the Dirshu Siyum Hashas in Manchester, England, are currently nearing completion. However, due to unanticipated demand the tickets were already sold out within a few hours of going on sale, and at least 1000 Mancunian Jews who wanted to participate received a message that it would not be possible. Yesterday, the organization’s production company announced that with great efforts, another 1000 places have been added to the Siyum.
The Dirshu staff estimate that the exceptional demand for the Siyum Hashas emanates from the fact that this is a historic event in the city, with the Siyum Hashas being held by Dirshu with great pomp and splendor in honor of the Torah and those who study it, for the first time. The magnificent, central Siyum will take place on 8 Teves 5780 at EventCity, the largest and grandest venue in Manchester which has thousands of seats. The event will be attended by Maranan Verabbonon, shlita.
The guest of honor will be Harav Hagaon Rav Aharon Schifff, Gaabad of the Machzikei Hadas kehilla in Antwerp, and with the participation of Harav Hagaon Rav Nissan Kaplan, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Daas Aharon in Har Nof, Yerushalayim, and Harav Hagaon Rav Pinchas Schneebalg from London, son of the mara d’asra Hagaon Harav Rav Menachem Mendel Schneebalg, shlita.
“We didn’t anticipate the number of requests, and therefore we currently have a problem regarding the number of those wishing to participate who we need to disappoint,” relates Reb Yanki Silber, one of the event producers. “We are talking about a historic event never yet seen in Manchester, an event to honor Torah with the participation of all the rabbis, and it seems the community was so excited about the fact that there are so many mesaymim that everyone wanted to come.”
As noted, the organizers have succeeded in adding an extra 1000 places in the hall over the last few days. “The challenge wasn’t easy,” explains Reb Shneur Fleishman, the production manager. “There was a lot of bureaucracy around it, to do with emergency exits, security authorizations, and more. We are delighted that we succeeded with siyata d’Shmaya, and will be able to open the doors to all of Jewish Manchester who will participate in the event of historic dimensions, for the honor of Torah, the likes of which have never yet been seen in the history of the city.”
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WATCH: Full Video Replay of Last Night’s City-Wide Seudas Siyum Hashas in Lakewood, NJ Attended by Thousands
This past week’s Siyum Hashas celebrated the remarkable achievements of lomdei Daf Yomi. Indeed, the heroes of Daf Yomi are the mesaymim and the maggidei shiur, who devoted seven-and-a-half years toward reaching their goal. This past Motzoei Shabbos, Parshas Vayigash, January 4, thousands attended a community-wide seudas siyum in honor of the mesaymim of Shas with Daf Yomi was held at Fountain Ballroom in Lakewood.
The guest speaker was Rav Aharon Dovid Dunner, rov of the Tottenham Adas Yisroel shul of London and dayan of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations. Divrei brocha were delivered by Rav Dovid Schustal, rosh yeshiva of Bais Medrash Govoah.
The event chairman was Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger.
The Hadran was recited by Rav Yehoshua Krupenia, rosh kollel of Bais Medrash Govoah. The hascholas haShas was recited by Rav Shlomo Chaim Kanarek.
Other speakers included R’ Michael Bauman, Rav Shea Ryback, and Rav Kalman Katz, the evenings organizer.
Zemiros at the event were led by Shloime Daskal and Shira Choir, accompanied by Yanky Briskman Productions with sound engineer Ilya Leshinsky.
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Rav Yitzchok Grodzinsky in a Dream: “I Am Already in Gan Eden”
The dream that stirred Bnei Brak:
Last Tuesday, near midnight, Rav Yitzchok Grodzinsky zt”l, rosh kollel of Kollel Toras Avrohom of Bnei Brak, passed away at age 91.
Rav Yitzchok was a son of Rav Avrohom and Rebbetzin Chaya Gisa Grodzensky Hy”d. Rav Avrohom, the mashgiach of the Slabodka Yeshiva, was one of the leading baalei mussar in pre-war Lithuania and one of the foremost talmidim of the Alter of Slabodka.
On Thursday, a grief-stricken friend of the niftar from the town of Kovno, Rav Yitzchok Gibraltar, known for the seforim of bitachon and emunah that he authored following the Holocaust, visited the shivah home.
Rav Gibraltar related that on Tuesday evening, he retired to bed early and did not even know about the passing of his friend, Rav Grodzinsky. In the middle of the night, Rav Yitzchok came to him and, seeming happy, told him, “I am already in Gan Eden.”
Rav Gibralter said he was alarmed and asked his sons what had happened. They told him that Rav Grodzinsky had been niftar Tuesday night.
Rav Gibraltar told this over at the shivah, causing a great deal of excitement.
One person at the shivah home told Kikar Shabbos, “This was invigorating. There are always stories of dreams from third- and fourth-hand parties, but here, in first-hand testimony, Rav Gibralter related what he dreamed, that there was no doubt that the righteous had reached his place of honor in Shomayim.”
“Not for nothing did the deceased get to come in a dream and say that he was already in Gan Eden,” said Rav Dov Landau, the Slabodka rosh yeshiva. “He was a pillar of tefillah and humility.”
{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}
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Rav Dov Shternbuch zt”l
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Dov Shternbuch zt”l. He was 96.
Today, at about noon, Rav Dov ascended the stairs at Kollel Volozhin at the Yeshiva Gaon Yaakov building on Rechov Nechemiah, as he was on his way to daven Mincha, and he suddenly collapsed. Hatzolah was called to the scene.
Rav Dov was born in London. His father was Rav Asher Shternbuch and his mother was Rebbetzin Devorah Shternbuch, a daughter of Rav Shlomo Zalman Pines, author of sefer Pines Shlomo. He was a descendant of the Vilna Gaon.
He learned at the yeshiva of Rav Moshe Yehudah Schneider in London and later served as a teacher at the Gateshead Seminary. Rav Dov was a chavrusah of Rav Avrohom Gurwicz, today rosh yeshiva of the Gateshead Yeshiva.
All his life, he carried himself modestly. He was a tremendous talmid chochom who knew Shas on his fingertips.
He had a special connection with Rav Chaim Kanievsky and would often visit Rav Chaim’s home on Rechov Rashbam.
Rav Dov was a brother of Rav Elya Shternbuch zt”l of Antwerp and Rav Moshe Shternbuch shlit”a, raavad of the Eidah Hachareidis.
He is survived by his rebbetzin and their family.
The levayah will be held tonight at 8 p.m. from his home on Rechov Rav Nachman M’Breslov in Bnei Brak and at 10:30 at the Shamgar funeral home in Yerushalayim. Kevurah will follow on Har Hamenuchos.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Matzav.com Israel}
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