Ponevezh Yeshiva Students Conclude Tractate During Simchat Torah Celebrations
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Students at Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak celebrated the completion of a Talmudic tractate on Simchat Torah. Hundreds of students had pledged to finish the tractate following a court ruling and a call from the Rosh Yeshiva, with a new commitment made for the upcoming study period.
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- Ponevezh Yeshiva students completed a Talmudic tractate on Simchat Torah.
- Hundreds of students made a pledge to increase Torah study.
- The commitment followed a court ruling and a call from the Rosh Yeshiva.
- A new pledge was made to complete the tractate of Ketubot.
- The event included speeches from prominent rabbis.
Hundreds of students and married scholars at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak participated in a celebratory event on Simchat Torah evening, marking the conclusion of a Talmudic tractate they had committed to finishing. The commitment began at the start of the Elul study period, following a court ruling, with students pledging to increase their diligence in Torah study and complete the tractate by the end of the term. This pledge was recorded on a large board bearing hundreds of signatures and presented to the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Shmuel Markowitz.
The culmination of this commitment occurred on Simchat Torah, where hundreds of students formally completed the tractate in a festive ceremony. During the event, speeches were delivered by Mashgiach Rabbi A. Dessler, Rabbi Y. M. Dziemiatrowski, Rabbi Chaim Berlin, and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Markowitz.
Following a call from the Rosh Yeshiva, an additional pledge was made by hundreds of students immediately after the Maariv prayer. They committed to completing the tractate of Ketubot, from beginning to end, during the upcoming winter study period.
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