A siyum on Maseches Sotah held last week at the home
of the Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman shlita
left a lasting impression on the dozens of participants in
the Meoros HaDaf HaYomi shiur in Haifa's Neveh Shaanan
neighborhood.
At the start of the event the Rosh Yeshiva completed the
tractate with a section that describes how a Tanna argued
that humility has not vanished from the world because he
himself was humble. But how, asked the Rosh Yeshiva, could a
Tanna point out his own anovoh? He then proceeded to
explain that one has to recognize his own attributes, thus
even a humble man must recognize his own humility.
HaRav Yehuda Cohen, a prominent avreich in the
neighborhood, was given the honor of reciting Hadran
and then the Rosh Yeshiva recited Kaddish.
HaRav Dovid Kovalsky, head of the beis medrash for
maggidei shiurim sponsored by Meoros Daf HaYomi, told
the Rosh Yeshiva how the Daf Yomi shiurim took shape
in the North, particularly in Haifa, noting that through
siyata deShmaya there has been tremendous improvement
in Torah learning.
The Rosh Yeshiva then offered words of encouragement to the
shiur participants, who came all the way from Haifa to
benefit from his support and blessings. The Rosh Yeshiva
cited the words of the Haflo'oh, who said one must steal from
his own time in order to study Torah and if he gives Torah
study top priority his learning will invariably have a
positive effect, giving him genuine spiritual joy.
At the end of the event the shiur participants
approached HaRav Shteinman one by one, and he showered them
with affection and praise, noting the merit they have to be
able to set fixed times for Torah study.
