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Many construction projects start with bold and splendid וַי ֺּא מֶ ר מ ֺּ שֶ ה…זֶה הַדָּ בָּר ראֲשֶ צִ וָּה ה׳ …)שְׁ מוֹת לה:ד( has commanded … plans. When finally completed, many years later, there are vast cost ד׳ said…This is the word מ ֺּ שֶ ה And and overruns and so many changes that the project bears very little כ״א אדר א׳ תשס״ה If you remember what happened on feel the same inspiration, there is no need to read further. If you don’t, resemblance to the architects’ original plans; one wonders: what ?וַ יַ עַ ש become וְ עָ שִׂ י תָ ָ then please continue reading. happened? Did the is only a repetition of Every 7½ years there is a tremendous sense of excitement in פָּ רָּ שַ ת י וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל It seems that the bulk of Another grand celebration upon the ! י סִׂ ּו ם ָ הַ שַ ״ ס .and its the Jewish world מִ שְׁ כ ָּ ן speaks about the command to build the ר תְׁ ו מָּ ה . ר תְׁ ו מָּ ה by Jews all over the תַ לְׁ מוד בַ בְׁ לִ י seem completion of the 2,711 folios in the י וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל of פְׁ ס ו קִ י ם etc. The 122 , מִ זְׁ בֵ חַ , נ מְׁ וֹ רָּ ה , שֻׁ לְׁ חָּ ן such as the ,כֵ לִ ים to repeat these details. Why was this repetition necessary? There is a world is coming! The huge gatherings attract thousands of new .daily גְׁ מָּ רָּ א of the דַ ף that every letter found devotees to the rigorous regimen of learning a ( רַ ״ שִ י בְׁ רֵ א שִ י ת כ ד : מ ב see) גְׁ מָּ רָּ א basic rule in the are formed, and the attendance during the first nine שִ ע ו רִ י ם has great meaning. Nothing is unnecessary or redundant. Many new ת וֹ רָּ ה in the is מַסֶ כֶ ת בְׁ רָּ כ וֹ ת which serve as the basis for weeks of the relatively easy and very interesting , גְׁ מָּ רָּ א of the מַ סֶ כְׁ ת וֹ ת Some of the largest .hundreds of commentaries, and impressive, indeed , שֻׁלְׁ ןחָּ ר עָּ ו ְך dozens of chapters in the , מַ סֶ כֶ ת שַ בָּ ת reaches the more difficult דַ ף are based on a few words found in Yet, when the ,תְׁ שובוֹת and שְׁ אֵ ל וֹ ת thousands of of רֺּא ש י ְׁ שִ י בָּ ה , זַ צַ ״ ל If so, what do we learn from much of the apparent repetition attendance begins to decline. As R' Gedalia Schorr ! ת וֹ רָּ ה the came, rest שַ בָ ת — בָּאַת שַ בָּת בָּאַת מְׁ נוחָּ ה ,would put it , מְׁתִי בְׁ תָּ א ת וֹ ה רָּ וָּ דַ עַ ת ? י וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל in ,progresses into intricate מַ סֶ כֶ ת As the long .( רַ ״ שִ י בְׁ רֵ א שִ י ת ב : ב) One can say there is a timeless lesson here that justifies came ?continues to shrink. Why שִ ע ו רִ י ם and complex topics, attendance at the ר תְׁ ו מָּ ה There is a basic difference between . פְׁ ס ו קִ י ם these extra was וְ עָ שִׂ י תָ ָ The ? שַ ״ ס you shall make, introduces the What became of the resolve by so many to finish , ע וְ ָ שִׂ י תָ ָ the word , ר תְׁ ו מָּ ה In . י וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל repeats תוֹרָּ ה This is what the ?וַ יַ עַ ש and he notable, but what happened to the ,וַ יַ עַ ש the word , י וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל etc. In ,כֵ לִ ים , מִ שְׁ כ ָּ ן commands to build the did come to fruition, exactly as מִ שְׁ כ ָּ ן The great plans to build a . י וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל its in , מִ שְׁ כ ָּ ן did, in fact, make the מ ֺּ שֶ ה made, describes the fact that . מ ֺ שֶׁ ה had commanded הקב״ה here: the planning became חִ ד ו ש This is the . בִ גְׁ ידֵ ה כְׁ ו נ ָּ ה utensils and the (Based is part on: The Pleasant Way (with kind permission from R' Sholom Smith .וַ יַ עַ ש became a וְ עָ שִׂ י תָ ָ a reality, the

of Yahrtzeits our Gedolim Gedolim Glimpses תַל ְ מִּ י דִּ י ם taught his זַ צַ ״ ל Scheinberg ר׳ חַ ִּיים פִּ נְחָ ס and the timeless lesson of the value of time and ר ׳ י עַ קֲ בֹ יִּ צְ חָ ק was born in Ostrov, Poland, to ר' חַ ִּיים פִּ נְחָ ס כ"ז אדר by his personal סְ דָ רִּ י ם Yospa Scheinberg. In 1919 his family immigrated to the USA. He creating special 5772 - 5670 in example. On every transatlantic flight he יְ שִּ י בָ ה RJJ), and in R' Levenberg's) יְשִּ יבַת ר׳ יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵ ף learned in 2012 - 1910 He would finish the . מַ סֶּ תכֶּ נִּ דָ ה New Haven, CT. After his marriage to Basha Herman at 19, he learned in learned twice - once on the way there and מַ סֶּ כֶּ ת מַ שְ גִּ י חַ in Poland. In 1934 they returned to NY. He became the שִּיְ י ת בַ מִּ י ר — עֲ לִּ יוֹת in again on the return trip. Between יְשִּ יבָה תּוֹרָ ה אוֹר After 25 years he opened .יְשִּ יבַת חָ פֵץ חַ ִּיים of רוּ חָ נִּ י he קְרִּ יאַת הַתוֹרָ ה during — בֵּ י ן ַג בְ רָ א ְל ַג בְ רָ א A . אֶ רֶ ץ י ִּ שְ רָ אֵ ל to יְ שִּ י בָ ה Bensonhurst, NY. In 1965 he moved along with the On car trips within .עָרוְּך הַ שֻׁלְחָ ן would learn נְתִּ יבוֹת ,מִּשְמֶרֶ ת חַ ִּיים , מִּ י ל וּ אֵ י אֶ בֶ ן , טַ בַ עַ ת הַ ח וֹ שֶ ן prolific writer, he authored On Friday night . קְ הִּ י ַ ל ת ַי ֲע ֺק ב he learned יְרוּשָ לַ יִּ ם , פ וֹ סֵ ק הַ ד וֹ ר and leading מוֹעֶצֶ ת גְ דוֹלֵי הַ תּוֹרָ ה and others. A member of the חַ ִּיים . מִּ קְ ש דַ דָ וִּ ד he learned ע מַ ֲ רִּ י ב and קַ בָ לַ ת שַ בָ ת all day and wearing between תְּ ל פִּ ִּ י ן wearing , ָל מְ ד וּ ת ,he was known for his piety !Every moment of life is so precious . צִּ י צִּ י ת several layers of

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words. She was prepared to dress the part of an American, but she וּבַיּוֹם יהַשְׁבִיעִ יִהְׁ יֶה לָכֶם קֺדֶ ש … )שְׁ מוֹת לה:ב( . שַ בָ ת But the 7th day shall be holy for you… would never give up ,it is a foundation of Each week she gave her employer a different excuse. Once ; תּ וֹ רָ ה in the מִ צְׁ ָו ה is more than a שַ בָ ת ,that was given up during it was a stomachache; another time, a toothache. After a few weeks מִ צְׁ וֹ ת our religion. Yet, it is one of the first is the foreman, an assimilated Jew, grew wise. He called her over and שַ בָ ת" .the waves of the European immigration to America שַ בָ ת important," the immigrants agreed, "but if you cannot make a living, said, "Miriam, you are a nice girl and I like your work, but this is a European שַ בָ ת .business has got to stop. You are in America שְׁ מִ י רַ ת ,its significance takes second place to survival." Consequently .or they do not eat , שַ בָ ת Shabbos observance, was identified with the European shtetl. holiday. In America, everybody works on , שַ בָ ת ".or you can look for a new job , שַ בָ ת However, they Either you come to work this . שַ בָ ת Much of Orthodoxy was discarded along with Miriam's relatives applied pressure, but in the back of her שַ בָ ת were wrong then as they are wrong today. A Jew identifies with identifies with the Jew. It sustains him physically and mind her father's words kept echoing in her head. Should she listen שַ בָ ת as spiritually. to her father? After all, what did he know about America? On the ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ other hand, how could she give up the beauty that her father had morning, she had decided. She was not going to שַ בָ ת Life in Poland was difficult, hunger a constant companion. taught her? By After much scraping and penny-pinching, the family saved enough for turn her back on thousands of years of commitment and dedication. She was prepared to . תּ וֹ רָ ה a single, one-way ticket to America. Miriam, as the youngest in the Jews had sacrificed their lives for the family, was chosen to go. sacrifice her livelihood. It was a cool day. She walked all over the It was hard to send away a child in those days. Who knew if Lower East Side, and finally stopped at a park to watch the pigeons Her . שַ בָ ת they would ever see each other again? Furthermore, would she for the rest of the day. She was not going to desecrate the .would protect her. She was sure that it would שַ בָ ת remain faithful to her religion? With trembling hands and a breaking father said that , בָר וּ ְך הַ מַ בְׁ דִ י ל my child), remember Three stars appeared in the sky. She made a) מײַן קִ ינד ,voice, Miriam's father said, "Miriam ,is watching you every step of the way. Remember His laws and and prepared to face the scorn of her relatives. She trudged home ד׳ that dreading the nasty scene that was sure to greet her when her שַ בָ ת Never forget that . שַ בָ ת keep them well. Especially observe the It will be difficult for you in the new land. Never relatives learned that she had not been to work that day. As she . ל כְׁ ל ַ י ִ שְׁ רָ אֵ ל protects … ?regardless of the sacrifices you neared home, a shout broke her reverie: "Miriam, is that you — שַ בָ ת forget who you are. Keep the must make." Thank G-d, you are alive!" They both wept as she boarded the ship. As the ship Miriam looked up at her cousin Joe with a sad expression. "I and I lost my job … They will think I am , שַ בָ ת steamed away from the shtetl life in Poland, for many it was also the am sorry. I kept "! שַ בָ ת end to their religious observance. For this young girl, the trip was ungrateful. I could not let my father down. I will keep crammed with questions and uncertainty. Would her relatives extend "Miriam, didn't you hear about the factory?" Joe asked. .she said ", שַ בָ ת themselves to her, or would she be all alone in a strange land? Would "Hear what? I didn’t go to the factory. I kept the new land fulfill its promise of hope, freedom and wealth? Would "Miriam, there was a terrible fire at the factory, and only her relatives meet her, or was she now homeless? forty people survived…" Suddenly, Joe's voice became quiet and he you are , שַ בָ ת Her family was there waiting for her, and they lovingly began to cry. "Miriam, don't you see? Because you kept This infamous Triangle "! שַ בָ ת welcomed her to their home. It was not long before she found a job alive. You survived because of כ"ה אֲדָר , שַ בָ ת פָ רָ שַ ת יּ וַ ַ קְׁ הֵ ל- פְׁ ק וּ דֵ י as a sewing-machine operator. Shirtwaist Factory fire took place on .March 25, 1911 ,תרע"א Life in America was quite different from her European home life. The young girl, however, never forgot her father's parting Adapted from: Peninim on the Torah (with kind permission from Rabbi Scheinbaum)

of Questions the week רש"י Chofetz ChaimMoment ספר ח״ח הלכות לשון הרע כלל ט׳ סעיף ב׳ from the ,אָהֳ לִ יאָב places תּ וֹ רָ ה It was Shlomie’s first day in sleep-away camp. He arrived at his bunk 1. What do we learn from the fact that the * from the more , בְּצַ ל ְּ אֵׁ ל on the same level as , שֵׁ בֶ ט דָ ן and began making the acquaintance of all his new bunkmates. Eli, less distinguished from the ,אָהֳ לִ יאָב places תּ וֹ רָ ה What do we learn from the fact that the .1 ? מִ שְּ ָ כ ן regarding building the , שֵׁ טבֶ יְּ ה וּ דָ ה Chaim, Levi and Zalman had been in the camp for years, and when the distinguished from the more , בְּצַ ל ְּ אֵׁ ל on the same level as , שֵׁ בֶ ט דָ ן less distinguished ? בְּצַ לְּ אֵׁ ל recorded as having been built by כְּ לֵׁ י הַ מִ שְּ כָ ן discussion turned to the camp director, Eli said to the group, 'Can 2. Why were the ? מִ שְּ ָ כ ן regarding building the , שֵׁ טבֶ יְּ ה וּ דָ ה anyone wish for a better director? There is nothing I can find fault with distinguished

? בְּצַ לְּ אֵׁ ל recorded as having been built by כְּ לֵׁ י הַ מִ שְּ כָ ן Why were the .2

37:1). – ( him by built being as recorded was it ל אֵ לְ צַ בְ ׂש עַ יַ וַ ד״ה in anything he does! He's just such a perfect guy. Nobody ever says

, , the build to volunteers other the than more himself devoted Since 2. ן כ ָ שְּ מִ שְּ כ ָ ן ל אֵׁ לְּ צַ בְּ "?anything bad about him. Don't you agree

37:1). – ( him by built being as recorded was it ל אֵ לְ צַ בְ ׂש עַ יַ וַ ד״ה וַ יַ עַ ׂש בְ צַ לְ אֵ ל 35:34). – ( pauper the of ahead ב אָ י לִׁ הֳ וְאָ ה ״ ד י ״ שִׁ רַ ?Was there any problem with Eli’s comment

*Stories adapted from Guard Your Tongue, A Daily Companion, A Lesson a Day and various real-life situations.

. is That praise. his minimize to anyone ע רָ הָ לָשׁוֹן בַק אֲ

, , the build to volunteers other the than more himself devoted Since 2. ל אֵׁ לְּ צַ בְּ ן כ ָ שְּ מִ שְּ כ ָ ן The nobleman is not recognized recognized not is nobleman The – , in says the As 1. סוּק פָ יוֹב אִ ל דָ י נֵׁ פְּ לִ שוֹעַ ר כַ נִ ֺא וְּ ל א ִכ שע ל ְ ֵ ד

story, Eli praised the director in a group environment and created an opportunity for for opportunity an created and environment group a in director the praised Eli story, 35:34). – ( pauper the of ahead ב אָ י לִׁ הֳ וְאָ ה ״ ד י ״ שִׁ רַ שִׁ ״ י ד ״ ה

include praising too much. In our our In much. too praising include of Examples them. of one is ע רָ הָ לָשׁוֹן אֲבַק ע רָ הָ לָשׁוֹן אֲבַק לָשׁוֹן הָ רָ ע

The nobleman is not recognized recognized not is nobleman The – , in says the As 1. סוּק פָ יוֹב אִ ל דָ י נֵׁ פְּ לִ שוֹעַ ר כַ נִ ֺא וְּ ל א ִכ שע ל ְ ֵ ד

has many different forms, and and forms, different many has of the issues, past in explained As : r e w s n A ר וּ סּ אִ ע רָ הָ ן וֹ שׁ ל ָ ָר

ֺ can be doubled (as it is thisח דֶ שׁ אֲ דָ ר :explains סֵ פֶ ר הַ ת וֹ דָ עָ ה is one of three months for  אֲ דָ ר .fish , דָ גִ י ם is אֲ דָ ר of מַ זָ ל  The is doubled as well (although it could be מַ זָ ל are written in the plural form; the others year), so its מַ זָ ל וֹ ת Halacha which the .(scales. written in singular form , מ ֺא זְּ נַ יִ ם twins, and , תְּ א וּ מִ י ם of מַ זָ ל וֹ ת are the

.in the context of the bigger picture. Use them as a starting point for further in-depth study הֲ לָ כ וֹ ת it is important to consider these , הֲ לָ כ וֹ ת Corner *Since we only discuss 1-3 מַ זָ ל ָ ּדגִ ים * רא שׁ � חוֹ�דֶ שׁ � אֲדָ ר FocusonMiddos UnderstandingDavening for יוֹצְׁ רוֹת :פָּרָּ שַׁ תשְׁ קָּ לִ ים In preparation for … מ וּ סָּ ף Every person is naturally … אֶ שְׁ כ ֺּ ל : מָּג ֵ ן אַ בְׁ רָּ הָּ ם Dear Talmid, possessions: the clothes on his closer in ד׳ The more we bring .ד׳ As a child, the very young back, a blanket, a pillow, and an attached to umbrella. our lives the more our lives are peaceful. We זַ צַ " ל R' Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg that helps צְ דָ קָ ה foolishly held back on giving did not know his father, who was While his father was protect us. We therefore became completely away, R' Chaim Pinchas was born. called up in the Polish military draft unprotected from harm. Allow us again to , בֵּ י ת הַ מִ קְ דָ ש in the final מַ חֲ יצִ ת הַ שֶׁ קֶׁ ל a few short months before His mother had no income and was give the (1910) of the reading of זְ כ וּ ת his birth. His father, R' Yaakov reduced to living with her parents. and protect us in the . פָ רָ שַ ת כִ י תִ שָ א Yitzchok, chose to immigrate to She would arise before dawn, milk We should learn and be … הַׁ כ ֺּ פֶ ר :אַתָּ ה גִ בּוֹר America rather than submit to the the gentile neighbor’s cows, and .atones מַחֲ צִ תי הַ שֶׁ קֶׁ ל religious compromises mandated then distributed the milk to her aware of how giving אַ בְ רָ הָ ם remember the protection ד׳ by the Polish army. He left behind Jewish clientele. The meager profit May his expectant wife and older son, was primarily set aside for special created for us by humbly saying, “I am like מַחֲ צִ תי הַ שֶׁ קֶׁ ל ,dust and ashes!” Similarly tutors for her sons. R' Chaim תּ וֹ רָּ ה Avrohom Nosson, to seek a protected us from plague and its shame. in the מַחֲ צִ תי הַ שֶׁ קֶׁ ל livelihood on the Lower East Side Pinchas absorbed what he was Allow us again to give and resuscitate us with … בֵּ י ת הַ מִ קְ דָ ש of Manhattan. being taught by his parents’ final At the turn of the century sacrifice and as child under five life-giving rain! times were difficult. Each worker’s years of age he would arise by quota required him to work on sunrise and beg his grandfather to R' Yakov Yitzchok would not take him along to shul every . שַ בָּ ת accept the thought of working on morning. R' Chaim , תַּ ְ ל מִ י ד under any circumstances. He My שַ בָּ ת had a bad cough on the first Pinchas would often remark that This Week in History Saturday. He was sick on the 2nd just thinking about his parents’ rd ר׳ יַעֲקֺב בֶּן ר׳ Yahrtzeit of — 1986 / 5746 אֲ דָ ר devotion, gave him the 29 , מְ סִ י רַ ת ֶנ ֶפ ש he was , שַ בָּ ת Saturday. By the 3 of Yeshiva רֺאשׁ יְשִּׁ יבָה , זַ צַ " ל Kamenetsky נ בִּ י ְ ָ מִּ י ן dismissed and left without a job. inner strength to succeed. You will th This schedule repeated itself until be surprised at how much your and Mesivta Torah Vodaath, and leader of 20 - ,כ"א אֲדָ ר century American Jewry. Born on he had exhausted all available parents have given of themselves 5651/1891, in the hamlet of Kalushkove (his employment opportunities. With for you. If you would think about it family then moved to Dolhinov), he left for no work, he had no steady income. more, you could also grow to Minsk at the age of 11, where he befriended the ר׳ אַהֲרֺן Grozovsky and the young ר׳ רְ אוּבֵן young . דגָּ וֹ ל י בְ ִ שְ רָּ אֵ ל Dismissing any compromise and become a ר׳ and ר׳ יַעֲקֺב ,in 1905 פֶּ סַ ח Kotler. Shortly after יְהִ יזִכְ רוֹ בָּרוְּך! traveled to Slabodka to learn under the אַהֲ רֺן without rent money, he was forced also ר׳ יַעֲקֺב .supervision of the Alter of Slabodka רֶ בִ י Your , בִ ְי דִ י ד וּ ת to sleep on the side of East River A letter from a Rebbi Drive with all of his worldly based on interviews learned in Slutzk. During World War I he took of R' Yechiel Michel יְ שִּׁ י בָ ה refuge in Lomza in the Gordon. he married ,1919 ,כ"ב סִּ יוָן On he ,1937 ,י"א מְ נַחֵ ם אָב Rebbetzin Ita Ettel. On in רָ ב left for America and was appointed Toronto. In 1945, at the request of R' Shraga ר ֺאשׁ Sage Sayings Feivel Mendlowitz, he took the position of in Mesivta Torah Vodaath. He stayed יְ שִּׁ י בָ ה there for the next 20 years, before moving to Truth will sprout from the earth … Monsey, officially "retired" but working tirelessly — אֱ תמֶ מֵ אֶ ץ רֶ תִּ צְ מָ ח … s explanation of this for U.S. and world Jewry. He was revered for his’ר׳ שְ למוּאֵ רוֹזוֹבְסְקִּ י זַצַ ״ל .(תְהִּ לִּים פה: יב) חִּ דּ וּ שִּׁ י ם great kindness and compassion. His תּ וֹ רָ ה on אֱ מֶּ ת לְ יַעֲקֺב , פ סְ ָ רִּ י ם were printed in his זוֹכֶ ה was ר׳ חַ ִּיים פִּ נְחָ ס שײַנבֶּרג זַצַ ״ל would explain why פָ סוּק As he requested, he was buried in . תַּ לְ מ וּ ד and on , תַל ְ מִּ י דִּ י ם to always find the truth. He would explain to his Mt. Judah Cemetery on the Brooklyn/Queens border, since he pointed out that most of his װאָס מעֶר אַ מעֶנטש האַלט זִּ יְך נִּידעֶרִּ יק, אַלץ גרִּ ינגעֶר אִּ יז עֶס פאַר “ The more humble a person [lowly as family lived in America and would not always be—אִּ ים צוּ זעֶהן דעֶר אֶמֶ ת From his . אֶּ רֶּ ץ י ִּ שְ רָ אֵ ל in קֶּ בֶּ ר able to travel to his earth], the easier it is for him to recognize the truth [which last request we learn yet another lesson about his consideration for others. משל אבות :sprouts from the earth].” Source

לע״נ ר׳ משה בן הר׳ טוביה הלוי זצ״ל בס״ד Learning from our Leaders Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America

In the late 1980s bochurim in the Camp Agudah The Masmidim trip was arranged, Masmidim program, led by Rav Chaim Yisroel Belsky, but there was a tough issue that zt”l, were talking about their upcoming trip. needed to be resolved...

The Rambam writes I would Rebbi, Yisroel that seeing the beautiful and suggest we is wheelchair- brilliant wonders of nature will go on a hiking bound, but he’s part Don’t inspire love and fear of Hashem in trail. of the Masmidim. How worry about a person... can we take him Yisroel; I’ll be along? responsible for him.

The Masmidim began climbing up the mountainside, Rav Belsky suddenly noticed a father enjoying the scenery along the way. lifting his young son onto his shoulders and heading to the attraction... Rabbi, I am sorry Do you have a to inform you that we Well, er... trail where it’s One second, can’t handle any wheelchair. ok, but he’s dead possible to push a would it be okay if I Someone must remain behind weight. How in the wheelchair? also carry this boy with any wheelchair-bound world can you on my shoulders? child. carry him?

Rav Belsky reassured the staff member, and permission was granted. Rav Belsky encouraged Rebbi, the view his beloved camper to come on his shoulders, and from the top of together they joined the group of Masmidim. the mountain was so awesome, I felt the majesty of Hashem’s Yisroel, are you creation... comfortable?

Rebbi, thank you so much! Rav Belsky carried the burdens of Klal Yisroel, and every single Reb Yisroel, on his shoulders - and there is more than one camper who cherishes his memories of the summer…

R’ Chaim Yisroel Belsky zt”l was born to R’ Berel and Chana Tzirel Belsky. His grandfather, סמיכה R’ Binyomin Wilhelm z”l, was a founder of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. R’ Belsky received from Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in 1962, and from R’ Moshe Feinstein zt”l in 1965. He also studied in Beth Medrash Elyon for several years. He was the beloved Rov of Camp Agudah since 1967, and led its Masmidim program. His first kashrus position was with the Chof-K. 1n 1987 he joined the Orthodox Union and became one of the chief experts in the area of Kashrus. He became the Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in 2001. He was a torah genius who learned from the torah many other disciplines and was an accepted expert in many areas. His extraordinary knowledge in every area of Torah and Halacha was only matched by his life involvement in tzedokah and chesed. י”ט שבט For any inquiries or comments please feel free to call 347-838-0869 • Illustrated by: Yishaya Suval www.leilshishi.com 5698 - 5776 1938 - 2016 .חזרת הש״ץ or קדיש, קריאת התורה Please do not read this publication during .עַל ּפִי הַלָכָ ה Please be careful to handle this sheet in the proper manner as required