Hundreds of maggidei shiur participated in a
tremendous conference in honor of the Torah, led by the
geonim HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman, HaRav Chaim
Kanievsky, HaRav Gershon Edelstein, the Belzer, Sadigura and
Nadvorna Rebbes and roshei yeshivos. Meoros HaDaf Hayomi
organized the gathering to strengthen the holy work of the
maggidei shiur who teach tens of thousand of Torah
students throughout Israel.
The conference was held at the Heichalei Malchut hall in Bnei
Brak at the initiative of HaRav Chaim Dovid Kovalski, founder
and leader of Meoros HaDaf HaYomi, who saw fit to encourage
the maggidei shiur and gather them for strengthening
and unity in the presence of the leaders of our generation.
The latter came to express their admiration and appreciation
for those who set aside times for Torah, who continue the
vision of HaRav Meir Shapira, zt"l, of Lublin.
Rav Mordechai Cohen opened and conducted the conference and
was followed by HaRav Yaakov Shulevitz, chairman of Chavrusa,
who described building a lesson and presenting it to Torah
students.
At the start of the conference a letter from HaRav Y.S.
Eliashiv was read by HaRav Y. Efrati, followed by a letter
from HaRav Shmuel HaLevi Wosner read by HaRav S.A. Stern and
the blessing of HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkovitz read by his
grandson, Rav Maklev.
Rav Kovalski delivered an emotional speech, mentioning that
with their appearance the maggidei shiur represent the
Torah students and thus it is as though tens of thousands
were participating. Nonetheless, he appealed to increase the
participation.
The audience greeted HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman with great
emotion, as well as the Belzer Rebbe. Rav Steinman emphasized
the merit of those who bring merit to the public such that
the author of Chovos HaLevovos wrote that, "there is
no level to compare to those who bring merit to the public."
He further emphasized the merit of the maggidei shiur
who sanctify Hashem's Name by their deeds and there's no
doubt that this tremendous merit protects all Jews.
The Belzer Rebbe encouraged the audience and described the
revolution caused by every daf of gemora in the
learners' hearts and how each of them becomes stronger and
connected to the Creator as the "light in the Torah returns
them to the good" and this influences the learner and his
family, all starting with a fixed shiur in
gemara.
The rosh yeshiva of Zvihl, HaRav Michel Zilber, represented
the maggidei shiur and emphasized their merit as they
increase Torah among the masses and make the conversation
about it into a habit.
At the end of the words of encouragement, Rav Kovalski
mentioned ways to fit the shiur to the specific
audience. His words joined the advice distributed in a
special pamphlet for the participant, containing the replies
of the leaders of the generation to the questions of the
maggidei shiur.
Aside from the speakers, the conference saw the participation
of HaRav Chizkiyohu Mishkovsky, spiritual director of Yeshiva
Orchos Chaim, and HaRav Yisroel Hager, son of the Vishnitzer
Rebbe.
