Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. | | March 19, 2021 - 6 Nisan 5781 News from the Agudah: - In conjunction with the siyum on Pesachim, Agudas Yisroel's Daf Yom Commission will hold an Azkarah this Sunday evening, 8:30 PM EST, with HaRav Aron Feldman, Rosh HaYeshiva of Ner Yisroel, being mesayeim Pesachim, and with divrei ha'arachah l'zeicher nishmas the Novominsker Rebbe given by HaRav Elya Brudny, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir, and HaRav Yisroel Perlow, Novominsker Rebbe. The siyum will be available to watch at Torahanytime.com/AgudahTorah or to listen to by calling 718-298.2077 x 52.
- Please also see below for information about the new masechta we're starting next week - Meseches Shekalim. We are often asked about this, as it's the only part of Daf Yomi that comes from Talmud Yerushalmi. See below for more information and an introductory video.
- Last week Bnos held a virtual Night of Inspiration that was attended by 800 girls! See below for more details about the event.
- The Overseas Pesach Campaign has helped Jewish families with kosher for Pesach food for the past 50 years. See below for more information on how you can help.
- At 8:00 PM EST on Monday evening, Ki Heim Chayeinu, a division of the Agudah, will be celebrating the siyum on Pesachim. A new documentary on the life of the Novominsker Rebbe ZTVK"L will be shared with the audience and we will be treated to song and dance accompanied by the Masmidei HaSiyum choir. The siyum will be available to watch at https://www.kiheimchayeinu.com/. For full details, please see the detailed picture below.
- Why Will this Pesach be Different than All Others? In honor of the Siyum on Maseches Pesachim, the V'higadita L'vincha series, from Ki Heim Chayeinu, a division of Agudah, shows us how to implement all we now know about the seder and utilize it to inspire our children to grow in emunah and connect with our mesorah. See here to to watch part one of this series and more from Ki Heim Chayeinu.
- Between now and Pesach, and on Chol Hamoed, we will be having special shiurim in honor of Pesach - please see below for the full schedule for the next 2 weeks, and we hope you'll join! The Pesach series of shiurim will be archived here: https://agudah.org/iyunim-bhilchos-pesach/.
- Bnos and Pirchei Newsletters: Download this week's Pirchei newsletters by clicking here for the Pirchei Pages and here for the Pirchei Weekly. Download the Bnos Agudath Israel newsletter for this Shabbos here.
| | Daf Yomi Commission Siyum on Pesachim Introduction to Maseches Shekalim | | With just a few blatt remaining until the forthcoming Siyum Maseches Pesachim, excitement is running high in the Daf Yomi world. Tens of thousands of new lomdei HaDaf will be celebrating together with veteran lomdei HaDaf and their families, a formidable achievement of daily dedication to limud HaTorah b'kvius. History has proven time and time again that Siyumei Masechtos in the Daf Yomi cycle are of the greatest catalysts for limud HaTorah. How many people are finishing Maseches Pesachim in just a few days, who began learning Daf Hayomi due to the inspiration and enthusiasm of the past Siyum HaShas! Maseches Shekalim, the only masechta from Talmud Yerushalmi that is included in the regular Daf Yomi schedule, is only eleven dafim in the Slavita edition of Shas, upon which the original Daf Yomi calendar was based. The later Vilna Shas edition included in its publication on Shekalim a commentary תקלין חדתין, which expanded the masechta to twenty-one blatt. Many of the Daf Yomi maggidei shiur found it too difficult to cover Shekalim adequately in just eleven days. There was simply too much material to be absorbed properly. In the early 1970's, Rabbi Yosef Aronson zt"l, a talmid of the Slabodka Yeshiva, who taught the daf for many years, attempted to solve this problem. First, he wrote Sefer Shiklei Yosef, a simple running commentary that serves as a digest of the classic perushim on Maseches Shekalim. Second, in consulatation with the gedolei Torah of that era, HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt"l, and the Bais Yisroel of Ger zt"l, he suggested that the Daf Yomi calendar follow the Vilna edition of Shekalim rather than the Slavita edition, to allow for twenty-one days instead of the original thirteen to cover the masechta. With the beginning of the eighth machzor of Daf Yomi in 1975, the Daf Yomi calendar was changed to include twenty-one days of Maseches Shekalim as per the Vilna Shas.
Please click here to view an informative and engaging video introducing Maseches Shkolim, courtesy of Daf HaChaim. Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! And Hatzlacha as you begin Maseches Shekalim in the 14th Machzor of the Daf HaYomi. | | 800 Girls, 3 Speakers, 1 Amazing Evening | | What happens when you have 800 girls on a conference phone line?
Amazing inspiration and practical growth!
Last Thursday, Bnos Agudas Yisroel hosted a Virtual Evening of Inspiration. In a regular year, we would have had our annual Bnos Convention. That wasn't possible, but we wanted to reach out to our Bnos Leaders to keep them connected and show we care.
Honestly, we weren't sure how such a large phone event would come off, but it surpassed our expectations in every way. The feedback we're getting is incredible.
Mrs. Chaya Aviva Katz, principal of Bnos Chaya Academy, spoke first about a Bnos leader's mindset. Mrs. Katz emphasized that a leader has to think about the big picture. She can't only focus on herself and what works for her. She must make decisions based on what's best for the group.
Rebbetzin Nechama Denbo was next. She explained how small actions could have a big effect. She urged the leaders to recognize even the small things their Bnosers do. Some girls are always the focus of attention, but what about the ones that aren't in the limelight? The ones who unassumingly help and contribute? They need recognition, too!
Rabbi Avi Frank, director of Camp Agudah West, followed with a storytelling workshop. He showed that you could make a simple story interesting and relevant by adding details to bring out a lesson. To demonstrate, he told the same story two ways, with the details bringing out completely different takeaways.
The grand finale was an interactive trivia game. Girls called into a separate number to answer the questions. "It was off the charts," says Mrs. Chana Baila Hass, National Director of Bnos. "The girls stayed engaged in the game for a full 45 minutes. The phones were ringing off the hook."
Competition was stiff, but the winning city with the most correct answers was Monsey.
IY" H next year, we'll be able to host in-person events again. But, for now, we're thrilled with the chizuk, practical training, and inspiration from our virtual evening. | | The Overseas Pesach Campaign has helped Jewish families with kosher for Pesach food for the past 50 years. You can contribute by going to https://agudah.link/opc. | | Afikomen: Ki Heim Chayeinu Siyum on Pesachim | | The shiurim will continue for the next 2 weeks with the access information as follows: | | | | | | |
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