Yarchei Kallah 2021

December 14, 2021

From the perspective of an alumnus: I’ve had the zchus to participate in every winter Yarchei Kallah since they began – each of them was amazingly unique! It’s really an opportunity to recharge your batteries by coming back – like a fish in water – and getting swept up in the rischa de’oraysa of our Yeshiva days – together with many other fellow alumni and friends. It’s my way of continuing to maintain and enrich my shaychus with the Rabbeim and hanhalla, both those whose shiurim I attended while in Yeshiva, as well as the others. Hagaon Harav Yosef Elefant Shlita, Hagaon Harav Moshe Aaron Friedman Shlita, Hagaon Harav Elimelech Reznik Shlita, Hagaon Harav Yehuda Wagschal Shlita, Hagaon Harav Shmuel Wollman Shlita – I’ve had many conversations with them – certainly about the sugya, and also about many other topics.

This year was extra special in that the limudim were very geshmak. “Amira in Kiddushin” was a beautiful sugya to delve into; the shiurim were in true Mir-style, extremely clear. For second seder we learned chiyuvei mazik – also very enjoyable. Spending time with friends – not going bowling –but sitting and learning together in the of koslei beis medrash the Mir makes it that much more special!

When I get back home, I’m always on such a high that my rav asks me to speak at our shul’s shalosh seudos on the following Shabbos. People get inspired when they hear about us. There’s just nothing like going back to Yeshiva and forgetting about everything else – until three o’clock in the afternoon everyone in America is asleep! Nothing but Torah exists!