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NEWS
Delegations Begin Arriving for the Massive Siyum HaShas Rally of Dirshu
Dozens of delegations have begun landing this Wednesday for a week stay highlighted by the Grand Siyum Hashas to be held on Tuesday, the 12th of Av. They will be taken to visit the various gedolei Torah and hear shiurim from them. The climax of their stay will, of course, be the Dirshu Siyum, where tens of thousands are expected to attend the first stage of the Kinyan Halacha program on the first three sections of Mishne Berurah.
Wednesday morning 28 Av there was a sudden serious relapse in the condition of HaRav Eliashiv. All the yeshivos were called upon to offer urgent prayers for his recovery, including shifts of prayer and study non-stop. The battle for his life was pitched throughout the day until at 16:46, the heavenly legions won and claimed him for their own to the fervent cries of Shema Yisrael exclaimed by throngs of close students and family by his bedside in the Shaarei Zedek hospital.
The passing of Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv plunged the Jewish world into deep mourning which was highlighted by eulogies held in many Torah centers. Thousands of avreichim and bnei yeshiva attended the hesped in Yeshivas Chevron, where the Mashgiach, HaRav Dan Segal, addressed the assembly. In Yeshivas Rashbi, Bnei Brak, HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman was the keynote eulogizer.
High powered activity round the clock is taking place to prepare the huge grounds at the edge of Maalot Dafna in Jerusalem to hold the enormous crowds expected for the imminent 12th Siyum HaShas scheduled for the 12th of Menachem Av, under the leadership of prominent gedolei Torah and Chassidus.
With the progression of World War II, the large city of
Vilna became a haven for Jews of all the areas around
it. Hoping that the Nazi scourge would take longer to
reach and overcome Vilna, they converged on the city,
swelling its population day by day.
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