Achei Temimim Celebrates Chag Hasmicha
Rabbonim, families, and friends, gathered together on Sunday, 29 Sivan, to celebrate with the musmachim of Achei Tmimim in Crown Heights, and to witness them receiving their smicha certificates.
by COLlive Editor · COLliveRabbonim, families, and friends, gathered together on Sunday, 29 Sivan, to celebrate with the musmachim of Achei Tmimim in Crown Heights, and to witness them receiving their smicha certificates.
Full of nachas and excitement, a crowd joined together in the Achei Temimim Zal to watch as a new cadre of young rabbis received their smicha.
The bochurim of Achei Tmimim spent the past two years learning smicha, were regularly tested by their teachers, and were farhered by prominent Rabbonim such as Rabbi Yossi Barber of Lemaan Yilmedu Smicha Program, Rabbi Tuvya Kasimov and Rabbi Mendel Rottenberg of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
At the Chag Hasmicha, the crowd heard from faculty, parents, and bochurim of Achei. Rabbi Boruch Shneur Kalmenson, Magid Shiur in Achei, opened the event by wishing the musmachim mazal tov and sharing divrei Torah; and Rabbi Avrohom Brawer, director of the Smicha program in Achei Tmimim, addressed the new rabbis charging them to commit to living up to what it means to have smicha. Rabbi Yehuda Fenton, Mashpia in the Yeshiva also addressed the bochurim sharing with them an empowering message to take forward.
Then, one of the graduates, Rabbi Avremi Raitport, addressed the crowd and discussed his experiences and learning. Rabbi Yossi Kahan, shared some thoughts and appreciation from a parent’s perspective.
Rabbi Levi Tzukernik, Menahel of Achei Tmimim, then spoke about the uniqueness of each of the musmachim, and presented them their certificates.
Staff members in attendance included Rabbi Dovid Losh, Rabbi Yaakov Weiss, Rabbi Shmuly Kesselman.
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