A Kinus Torah and Farbrengen were held Tuesday evening in Crown Heights, marking the first yahrtzeit of Reb Yoel Kahn obm, the chief chozer of the Rebbe’s Torah, on 6 Menachem Av.
A long lineup of rabbonim and mashpi’im, who are all talmidim and mushpa’im of Reb Yoel, spoke at the event commemorating his first yahrtzeit. Reb Yoel merited to disseminate the Rebbe’s teachings to this entire generation and educated many generations of students throughout his over six decades of shiurim and farbrengens that literally shaped the face of dor hashvi’i.
The gathering began with a Kinus Torah on the topics of the Beis Hamikdash, organized by the Lubavitch Youth Organization in conjunction with their many projects in this area.
This annual Kinus was very dear to Reb Yoel. He would participate in it regularly and give over teachings of the Rebbe about the Beis Hamikdash. This year as well, a video was shown of the sicha he discussed at the Kinus of 5773.
Yibadel l’chayim tovim, Rabbi Avrohom Hertz, maggid shiur in Oholei Torah and shliach in Bensonhurst expounded on the prohibition of destroying parts of the Beis Hamikdash.
In fulfillment of the Rebbe’s horaah to hold Siyumim during the Nine Days, the mashpia and mechanech Rabbi Nachman Yosef Twersky delivered a Siyum on Maseches Yevamos. Rabbi Dovid Feldman made a Siyum on Shisha Sidrei Mishnah, which were studied throughout this year l’ilui nishmas the chozer.
A unique video presentation prepared by JEM, showcasing special moments from Reb Yoel, was screened at the event.
Following maariv, a seudas mitzvah was held in honor of the Siyum. Many mashpi’im participated in the farbrengen in honor of Reb Yoel’s yahrtzeit, including Rabbi Sholom Charitonov and Rabbi Berel Lipsker who for many years worked together with Reb Yoel on the writing of Sefer Ha’erchim.
Also participating was head mashpia of Oholei Torah Zal Rabbi Nachman Shapiro; Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi and other hanhala members of the Central Tomchei Temimim where Reb Yoel served as mashpia since 5717; members of Vaad Hanachos Lahak; chinuch consultant Rabbi Zalman Leib Markowitz; along with many more of Reb Yoel’s students.
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