vital information: Fwd: Chag HaSemikha 5784 is Being Postponed

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Fwd: Chag HaSemikha 5784 is Being Postponed

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (riets@yu.edu) <ia_emailadmin@yu.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 9:30 AM
Subject: Chag HaSemikha 5784 is Being Postponed
To: <agentemes4@gmail.com>

Having trouble reading this? View in browser

Yeshiva University

ישיבת רבנו יצחק אלחנן

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

To our dear Musmachim, Family and Friends,

For almost a year we have been preparing to celebrate Chag HaSemikhah 5784, looking forward to this day of joy and inspiration.

However, as we continue to mourn the violence perpetrated on our fellow Jews in Israel and do all we can to support klal Yisroel, we have made the decision, with much thought, to postpone the ceremony.

We hope and pray that soon we can gather, dance and sing together with full hearts. Even in times of great darkness, the light of Torah shines through, and in trying times, exceptional Torah leadership is even more critical.

We are so proud of our graduates, of the light they are bringing to the world, and we look forward to marking the continuity of our beloved mesorah as it is passed down to a new generation of leaders.

We hope and pray that time will be soon.

May we hear besurot tovot, with expectations for the geula sheleimah.

Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz

Abraham Arbesfeld Chair of the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikha Program