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Fwd: News and Happenings at the Bais HaVaad



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Recent Happenings at the Bais HaVaad:



  • Harav Shmuel Fuerst Shlit"a Visits the Bais HaVaad
  • Mental Health Kollel Starts Hilchos Sotah
  • Dr. Shaya Ostrov Launches a Shalom Bayis Course for Women to Address Rise in Broken Homes
  • Sefardi Yeshiva Students from Brooklyn's YDE Visit the Bais Din for a "Gittin" Workshop
  • Therapists Meet with Novominsker Rebbe for a Discussion of Mental Health
  • Rabbi Honigwachs Starts a Weekly Shiur Series on Dinei Torah at Bernath - Rosenberg and Co.
  • New Yorucha Chaburos Launch in Monsey, Florida, and Five Towns
  • Rabbi Yehoshua Grunwald Publishes sefer "Zachor L'Avrohom," a Guide to Sefer Chofetz Chaim in memory of Rav Avrohom Wolfson zt"l, late friend of the Bais HaVaad.
  • Sheva Brachos for Rav Yehuda Dorman's Son

Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst Visits the Bais HaVaad

On Tuesday, March 6, Harav Shmuel Fuerst Shlita, esteemed Dayan and Rav of Agudas Yisrael of Peterson Park in Chicago, IL, visited the Bais HaVaad to deliver a chabura.


During his visit, Harav Fuerst delivered an insightful chabura to the kollel and Dayanim, tackling a range of challenging topics across "Daled Chelkei Shulchan Aruch". These included considerations around fertility treatments for couples, the parameters of kol isha, inyanei geirus, and the nuances of halacha in modern contexts like day schools and using ride-sharing services for dates.


During the visit, the Bais HaVaad was honored to have Rabbi Fuerst affix a mezuza on one of the doors of the new building.

Mental Health Kollel Starts New Sugya

On Sunday, March 3, the Mental Health Professionals Sunday Kollel started learning Hilchos Sotah, The weekly chabura is hosted at Bais Havaad headquarters, and is also accessible via Zoom.


This Kollel is led by Rabbi Yehoshua Greenspan, Director of the Medical Halacha Center, and by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunwald.

JOIN THE MENTAL HEALTH KOLLEL

Inaugural Shalom Bayis Course for Women

Dr. Shaya Ostrov is leading a shalom bayis course for 15 select women, including kallah teachers and professionals, addressing the increase in broken homes observed and being dealt with by the Bais Din. These trained individuals will IY"H offer their expertise to the community.

Brooklyn Yeshiva Visits the Bais HaVaad

A 12th-grade class from YDE in Brooklyn, led by their teacher Rabbi Safdie, recently visited the Bais HaVaad for an insight to the workings of the Bais Din.


Bringing their current study of Maseches Gittin to life, the visiting 12th-graders participated in an interactive workshop on the writing of a get, conducted by Rabbi Yosef Dovid Josilowsky in the Bais HaVaad's state-of-the-art Bais Din chamber. Additionally, Rabbi Mordechai Fuchs engaged with the students, further enhancing their visit.

Therapists Convene with Novominsker Rebbe at Bais Havaad

This past Sunday, around 50 therapists gathered at Bais Havaad in Lakewood to meet with the Novominsker Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Perlow Shlit"a. Thanks to Dr. R' Chaim Neuhoff and R' Yiddy Fleisher for organizing and moderating. The Rebbe discussed the function of guilt in Avodas Hashem, approaches to kedusha conflicts, the meaning of suffering, and the role of frum mental health professionals, among other topics.

New Shiur by Rabbi Honigwachs

On March 5th, an exciting new shiur series delivered by Rabbi Honigwachs commenced at the Rosenberg and Bernath accounting office in Lakewood. Rabbi Honigwachs will, iy"H, offer insightful 15-minute shiurim every Wednesday, each week presenting the synopsis of one din Torah.

New Yorucha Chaburos Launch in Monsey and Five Towns

The Yorucha program is broadening its reach with the launch of new chaburos In Monsey Florida, and the Five Towns.


In Monsey, the Chabura takes place at Rabbi Chaim Zev Levitan's shul. Bais Yosef Meir, under the leadership of R' Shabsy Ledereich, convening on Sundays. Meanwhile, in the Five towns, the sessions are held at CedarWorks, with Rabbi Chaim Zakutinsky at the helm, meeting daily on workdays in the morning.

FIND A YORUCHA CHABURA NEAR YOU

New Sefer

Rabbi Yehoshua Grunwald recently released "Zachor L'Avrohom," a comprehensive guide on the first half of Sefer Chafetz Chaim, now available in seforim stores. This sefer was written by the Wolfson Family in memory of the late Rav Avrohom Wolfson zt"l a great friend of the Bais HaVaad who dedicated much of his life to furthering the teachings of the great Chafetz Chaim zt"l. Additionally, Rav Grunwald gives a nightly shiur via teleconference at 10:30 PM.

Sheva Brachos for Longtime Chaver HaKollel

Bais Havaad recently hosted the Sheva Brachos for the son of Rav Yehuda Dorman, a dedicated member of the Kollel Zichron Gershon L'Dayanus. The Sheva Berachos was addressed by Rabbi Chaim Weg, Rosh HaKollel, and Rabbi Fuchs, Rosh Kollel.

בית הוועד שמחות

Mazel Tov to:

Harav Dovid Grossman on the birth of a grandson

Harav Dovid Englander on the birth of a grandson

Rav Eliezer Cohen on the marriage of a son

Rav Yehuda Dorman on the marriage of a son

Rabbi Yisroel Serebrowski on the birth of a son

Rabbi Binyomin Kanter on his engagement

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