This is the story of a shidduch – of sorts – that was made through the offices of Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah. The thing about this shidduch was that while I was the “shadchan,” the whole thing was kind of an accident! Back in the early days of Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah, I got a call from a Mrs. Katzler,* who was an avid reader of magazines and newspapers – [...]
When the Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Aaron Rokeach came from Europe to Haifa, Israel, in 1944, he gathered a cluster of chassidim Friday night, to celebrate his first Shabbos in Israel. The Torah reading that Shabbos was Parashas Beshalach, known as Shabbos Shirah (the Shabbos of Song) because the Shirah that Moshe Rabbeinu composed is read during Krias Hatorah. The Rebbe asked, “The words Az Yashir Moshe literally mean, [...]
Dearest Friends, It is a privilege for me to join the Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah and I'm grateful to have this opportunity to share with you. This may be a privilege, but in all honesty, it's not a pleasure. Dwelling on this topic, discussing death and the accompanying grief and pain, is never a pleasurable experience. However, I've learnt that meaningful experiences are by far more valuable in the [...]
Inyan – Hamodia Weekly Magazine Rabbi M. H., a Lakewood yungerman, was about to start his morning seder in Bais Medrash Govoha when he was asked by an acquaintance to help him learn Mishnayas for the fast-approaching sheloshim of the man’s grandmother, a”h. Rabbi H. was unable to agree to the man’s request because of the time constraint, but the incident made him realize that this was probably not an isolated case. Surely there were many others who [...]
Inyan – Hamodia Weekly Magazine Loss of a loved one is a pain-filled experience. Yet it is comforting to know that it is possible to maintain a link with that individual and what he or she achieved in this world. Family members can strive to transcend the pain and send pekalach, “packages,” of the merits of learning Torah and performing mitzvos through which the neshamah is elevated in [...]
Jewish Press Rabbi M. H. established The Society for Mishnah Study (Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah) in 2005 to serve mourners who wish to have Mishnayos studied to earnzechuyos (Heavenly merits) for their loved ones. In particular, should a mourner find that the Mishnayos study for a loved one will not be completed in time for a siyum at the shloshim or yahrzeit, the Society for Mishnah Study will galvanize enough Torah scholars to devote themselves to study Mishnayosdedicated [...]
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