Top Rabbis to Visit Tomb of Daf Yomi Founder on His Yahrzeit
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Two leading rabbis, Naftali Nussbaum and Yisrael Bunim Schreiber, will visit the grave of Rabbi Meir Shapira, founder of Daf Yomi, on his yahrzeit. They will pray for donors to a special campaign, who will receive a signed blessing scroll. The initiative aims to spread Torah knowledge and support diligent study, honoring Rabbi Shapira's legacy.
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- Rabbis Naftali Nussbaum and Yisrael Bunim Schreiber will visit Rabbi Meir Shapira's grave on his yahrzeit.
- Rabbi Meir Shapira founded the Daf Yomi program nearly 100 years ago.
- Donors to a special campaign will receive a signed blessing scroll from the rabbis.
- The campaign aims to foster Torah knowledge and diligent study.
- Rabbi Y. Zilberstein urged strong support for the fundraising effort.
On the yahrzeit of Rabbi Meir Shapira of Lublin, the founder of the Daf Yomi (daily page of Talmud) study program, two prominent Torah scholars, Rabbi Naftali Nussbaum and Rabbi Yisrael Bunim Schreiber, are scheduled to visit his grave together at Har HaMenuchot cemetery. The Daf Yomi initiative, established nearly 100 years ago, has become a cornerstone of daily Jewish religious study, with millions participating.
Following a prayer service, the two rabbis are expected to specifically mention the names of donors contributing to a special fundraising campaign. They will pray that through the merit of Rabbi Shapira, the donors and their descendants will merit profound Torah knowledge and diligent study, along with peace of mind and longevity.
This scroll contains a unique blessing citing Rabbi Shapira's merit in spreading Torah knowledge worldwide. Donors contributing a fixed sum to the campaign will have their names inscribed on individual scrolls, each to be signed by both Rabbi Nussbaum and Rabbi Schreiber.
Rabbi Y. Zilberstein is quoted urging people to contribute whatever they can to the campaign. The blessing on the scroll states that through charity and Rabbi Shapira's merits in disseminating Torah, donors and their descendants will merit complete Torah knowledge, diligent study, peace of mind, and long, good years. The article emphasizes the immense merit of Torah study and the unique historical achievement of Rabbi Shapira in enabling so many Jews to complete the entire Talmud.
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