Cleveland Shabbos of Chizuk
December 7, 2021
The Rosh Yeshiva, Hagaon Harav Nachman Levovitz Shlita and R”M, Harav Hagaon Meir Zvi Shpitzer Shlita infused the Cleveland community with much chizuk and inspiration during the weekend of Shabbos Parshas Vayeitzei, the seventh “Shabbos with the Mir” in the Cleveland community.
The event was especially memorable and inspiring this year, as Rav Nachman – the Yeshiva’s representative in Cleveland – was able to personally attend, accompanied by Rav Meir Zvi.
Rav Levovitz delivered sichos mussar at Kollel Yad Chaim Mordechai in University Heights on Thursday evening, and at Kollel Ateres Nachum Zev on Friday morning. He then addressed a crowd of about 250 older elementary and high school students at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, whose Financial Director, Rabbi Eli Dessler, is a talmid and a longtime friend of the Yeshiva who had initiated Rav Nachman’s visits to Cleveland over thirty years ago.
On Friday night, he spoke following Mincha and Kabolas Shabbos at Ahavas Yisroel. Following the seudah, a well-attended Oneg Shabbos was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Shlomo Pollak in Cleveland Heights. The next morning, Rav Levovitz spoke after Shacharis at Shomre Shabbos, and then during Shalosh Seudos at Khal Yereim.
Rav Shpitzer delivered a Shiur Iyun on the sugya of Prozbul at the Torah Life/Agudah Building on Friday morning. He spoke after Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos at Zichron Asher Zelig. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Malcmacher arranged a beautiful Oneg Shabbos in their home in University Heights following the Friday night seuda. An impressive crowd of over one hundred people from the community participated, some walked from a considerable distance. Rav Shpitzer’s Divrei Agada were followed by a lively and informative Q&A session on intriguing halacha questions.
On Shabbos morning, Rav Meir Zvi davened at the Young Israel of Cleveland; for Mussaf and Kiddush, he joined Bais Avrohom (Rav Nissim Abrin’s shul). In the afternoon, he delivered a halacha shiur at Zichron Chaim, where he stayed for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos.
On Motzei Shabbos, Rav Nachman and Rav Meir Zvi graced the Annual Alumni Melave Malka, hosted by Rabbi and Mrs. Eby Schabes, who recently moved back from Eretz Yisroel and are continuing the path of friendship with the Yeshiva of both sets of their grandparents – the Schnells of Chicago and the Kleins of Cleveland.
We thank all our hosts, talmidim and the community at large for a most memorable Shabbos.
