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42 Students Mark Completion of Shabbat Laws Study in Satmar Vizhnitz Ceremony
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By משה ויסברג
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 21, 2026
What happened
On Thursday, 42 scholars in the Siret Vizhnitz Hasidic community celebrated finishing more than five years of Shabbat-law study. The ceremony included rabbis from several Hasidic courts, certificate presentations by the Siret Vizhnitz Rebbe, and praise for the program’s Torah publications.
- 0142 scholars completed more than five years of Shabbat-law study.
- 02They passed written and oral exams before leading rabbis.
- 03The Thursday ceremony was attended by Hasidic leaders and the scholars’ families.
- 04Yechezkel Fedder praised the program’s Torah books and network.
- 05The Siret Vizhnitz Rebbe handed out certificates of appreciation.
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