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NEWS
First Yahrtzeit of Maran HaRav Shach, zt"l
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
In his tzavo'oh, HaRav Shach requested "of all the
talmidim who benefited from me, whether in Torah,
yiras Hashem or in midos, that they do
chessed for me by learning for my neshomoh even
one mishna, or one mussar thought, for I was
moser nefesh for their success." HaRav Shach concluded
with the promise that "If it will be possible for me to do
so, I will do what I can and speak on your behalf [in
Shomayim]." The words of the tzavo'oh were
inscribed onto the matzeva.
This year, on HaRav Shach's first yahrtzeit, the 16th
of Cheshvan, the same communities that mourned his death one
year ago will endeavor to create an aliyas neshomoh
for him through a series of assifos and
kinussim dedicated to divrei Torah and
his'orerus.
Dozens of commemorative events have been planned in Eretz
Yisroel and the United States, as well as in many countries
throughout the world. In Yerushalayim, an event graced by the
presence of HaRav Yosef Shalom Eliashiv shlita and
leading roshei yeshiva and talmidei chachomim
will draw an estimated 10,000 people. Events of a similar
nature will be held in Bnei Brak, Kiryat Sefer, Elad; New
York and Lakewood; and in Paris. Educational institutions
have planned around-the-clock Torah learning throughout the
day, and tens of thousands of people are expected at the
kever in Bnei Brak.
A public tefilloh session will be held in the early
afternoon just outside the cemetery in Bnei Brak, and it is
expected that many tens of thousands will attend. The event
will be graced by HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman, HaRav Shach's son-
in-law, and it will be followed by a hachnosas sefer
Torah in HaRav Bergman's Yeshivas Rashbi.
The tzibbur is urged to honor HaRav Shach's memory by
participating in the events being organized by their
communities.
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