Thousands Attend 'Birkas Shmuel' Sukkot Celebration
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Thousands attended a Sukkot celebration for the 'Birkas Shmuel' yeshiva.
- The event marked the institution's third anniversary.
- New spiritual staff appointments were announced for Jerusalem.
- Recent appointments were made at the Beit Shemesh branch.
Thousands of students and their parents, led by prominent rabbis, gathered for a central celebration of Sukkot, known as Simchat Beit Hashoeva, organized by the Torah institution 'Birkas Shmuel' in the Land of Israel. The event marked three years since the founding of 'Birkas Shmuel,' established in memory of the author of 'Birkas Shmuel' and Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Leibowitz. Speakers at the event included Rabbi David Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva of Hebron; Rabbi Yehoshua Eichenstein; Rabbi Binyamin Finkel; Rabbi David Miller; and Rabbi Uziyahu Leibowitz, head of the 'Birkas Shmuel' yeshivas, who was central to the proceedings.
During the celebration, it was announced that the yeshiva in Jerusalem is preparing for additional appointments to its spiritual staff for the upcoming winter term. The yeshiva aims to maintain a unique approach of providing personal attention to each student, with specific ratios of study instructors and reviewers per student group. This follows recent appointments at the new branch in Beit Shemesh, where Rabbi Yosef Weiss was appointed Rosh Yeshiva and Rabbi Aharon Klein as Mashgiach, overseeing approximately 100 students with a staff of over 20.
Other rabbis who spoke at the event included Rabbi Tzvi Peretzovitz, Rabbi Uziyahu Leibowitz, Rabbi Yitzchak Weinberg, Rabbi Binyamin Rabinovich, Rabbi Yosef Weiss, and Rabbi Aharon Klein. The proceedings were moderated by Rabbi Hillel Man.
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