The Manchester kehilloh is eagerly awaiting the
central event to mark the Siyum HaShas for participants at
the Daf Yomi Beis Medrash, headed by HaRav Simchah Chaim
Bamberger.
Manchester has gained renown for the Daf Yomi Beis Medrash,
started 30 years ago by the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas
Manchester, HaRav Yehuda Segal zt"l, who worked to set
up a framework of Daf Yomi shiurim that would stand as
a central institution of its own, appointing as its head
HaRav Simchah Chaim Bamberger, one of Europe's prominent
rabbonim, who delivers all of the shiurim. Three
shiurim are held every day, including an early-morning
shiur held in the large hall of Machzikei Hadas, the
chareidi community's central beis knesses, and a night
shiur held at Beis Knesses Kahal Adas Yeshurun.
The main shiur, one of the world's largest Daf Yomi
shiurim, takes place in the afternoon. The daf
is related—with fabulous clarity and the addition of
various chiddushim and explanations—to an
audience of rabbonim and avreichim talmidei chachomim
alongside baalei batim, young and old alike.
Beis Medrash Daf HaYomi is not large enough to accommodate
the numerous participants in the shiur, but now plans
have been made to build a new beis medrash and the
groundbreaking is slated to take place in the near future.
In addition to the Agudas Yisroel event in London to mark the
Siyum HaShas, Manchester residents are making arrangements to
host one of England's largest events in honor of the
occasion.
Longstanding shiur participants who are about to have
the privilege of completing the fourth cycle at the Beis
Medrash Daf HaYomi are awaiting the date with even greater
expectancy and joy. The present cycle also began with a large
event attended by thousands and featuring a speech by HaRav
Shimshon Pincus, zt"l.
During his last visit to Eretz Yisroel, HaRav Bamberger spoke
with Maran HaRav Eliashiv, who gave his warm blessings for
the siyum and even sent a letter of congratulations to
mark the event.
He also received blessings from HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib
Shteinman, HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz, HaRav Shmuel Halevy
Wosner and HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, as well as a blessing from
his friend, HaRav Yitzchok Tuvioh Weiss, av beis din
of the Eida Chareidis of Jerusalem.
The siyum is scheduled to take place in Manchester on
Sunday, 18 Adar Alef (February 27). The entire
kehilloh — one of Europe's largest Torah
communities — will be on hand, besiyato
deShmaya, for a lavish event to honor the Torah. The
event will be graced with the presence of all of Manchester's
roshei yeshivos and rabbonim, as well as the av beis
din of Machzikei Hadas, HaRav Menachem Mendel Shneibalg,
and prominent rabbonim from London and Gateshead. Speakers
will include HaRav Moshe Tuvioh Leff, rov and av beis
din in Minneapolis, who will be making a special trip to
participate in the siyum. A delegation from Eretz
Yisroel headed by roshei yeshivos is also slated to
participate in the event.
The members of the shiur have produced a special
booklet to be handed out in honor of the siyum,
be'ezras Hashem, which is being eagerly anticipated in
the hopes even more participants will join the shiur
to extend the bounds of Torah far and wide.
