Miami Marks 20 Cheshvan

Community members and bochurim from the greater Miami area gathered on Monday evening at the Landau Yeshiva for a special event to mark 20 Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab.

The event marked the 152nd birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, and speakers discussed his life and his teachings.

The MC for the evening, Hatamim Hashliach Mendel Greenberg opened the evening with Divrei Bracha, he then introduced Rabbi Shapiro the Rosh Yeshiva and Rov of Kehillas Bais Menachem.

Rabbi Shapiro explained a sicha inside from the Hosafos of Chelek Zayin, where the Rebbe explains the advantage of people learning the Hemshech of Samech Vov.

A special Teshurah was then given out to all participants. In it was a Pirsom Rishon – a copy of the first Hanacha which included the Rebbe’s hosafos.

He then showed the original of the 2nd time the sicha was Magiah with the Ksav Yad Kodesh of the Rebbe.

The next speaker was Rabbi Ben-Tzion Korf, the Menahel Ruchni of the yeshiva, who explored more deeply into the life of the Rebbe Rashab.

He told various stories about the Rebbe Rashab, and explained how we can learn from these stories and apply them to our daily lives.

The evening continued with Rabbi Velvel Lipskar, one of the mashpiim in yeshiva, who described how in general the Hemshaichim of the Rebbe Rashab were first written and then told over to the chassidim which was then printed.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of when the original maamer was said, everyone then learned a maamer from the Hemshech Ayin Bais-Ayin Gimmel, Parshas Chayai Sarah.

Next Rabbi Sosonko, a member of the community, spoke, who explained the significance and deeper meaning of niggunin, which was followed by the singing of the Rostover niggun. Afterwards a video of the Rebbe was shown, which was an excerpt of a sicha from Chof Chashvan Tof Shin Mem Daled.

This was followed by a Farbrengen by Rabbi Velvel Lipskar.