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NEWS
Beis Hamedrash Hachodosh in Manchester
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Motzei Shabbos Vayechi a great celebration took place in
Manchester. A large crowd, including the rabbonim of the
town and some of the most prominent members of the
community, participated in the hanochas even hapinoh
of the Beis Hamedrash Hachodosh on Northumberland Street.
After the recitation of Tehillim, Rabbi Ezriel
Rosenbaum of the Gateshead Yeshiva delivered a drosho
emphasizing the qualities of the Beis Hamedrash and the
Rov's unique achievement in creating and hosting four
kollelim to further enhance Manchester's reputation
as one of the world's fastest-growing centers of Torah. The
kollelim learn Taharos, Zeroyim,
Kodshim, and Choshen Mishpot.
The evening's guest of honor, whose support for the building
project has been widely acclaimed, was Reb Mordche Weiss.
The foundation was laid by Rav Schneebalg, rov of Kehilla
Machazikei Hadas, Dayan Westheim of the Manchester Beis Din,
the renowned godol beTorah HaRav Boruch Shmuel
Deutsch of Yeshivas Kol Torah, Yerushalayim, who came
specially to honor the occasion, and by Rabbi Avrohom
Silbiger, the rov of the Beis Hamedrash.
The event culminated in a beautiful melave malkeh
which celebrated the occasion and included a siyum
mishnayos for the first yahrtzeit of Rabbi Chaim
Boruch Silbiger zt"l in whose memory part of the new
building will be dedicated. A sefer Torah is also
being written le'ilui nishmosoh.
After a drosho from the rov in which he explained how
the Beis Hamedrash is built on the foundations of Torah,
avodoh, and gemilus chassodim, Rav Schneebalg,
guest speaker Rabbi Karnowsky and Rabbi Deutsch enthralled
the capacity crowd with their warm divrei Torah and
encouragement for this outstanding project. The guest of
honor Reb Mordche Weiss spoke with great eloquence about the
huge undertaking spearheaded by Rabbi Silbiger and how his
determination is a reflection of the great example set by
his late father zt"l.
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