Yoim Shekuloi Torah and Siyum in The Pupa Chaburah Vehegisu

Photos by: Hillel Lash 

Hundreds of Pupa Chasidim Celebrate Completion of ‘Seder Moed’ at Uplifting Event

This past Sunday was a historic day by hundreds of Pupa Chasidim who celebrated a milestone of completing the entire Seder Moed of Talmud Bavli as part of the Kehila’s Chaburas “Vehugisu.” 

As is custom in many Chasidusin in recent years where the Kehila creates its own program of learning a Daf or Amud Gemara a day, the Pupa Rebbe Shlit”a started the system in the Kehila, and it wasn’t long before hundreds participated and learned the daily Shiur, taking tests monthly and celebrating Siyum after Siyum of entire Masechtas.

As the years went by, and more people signed up and started learning the daily Limiud, the Chasidus knew it wanted to celebrate this historic milestone with an uplifting and joyful event.

The day was announced as a “Yom Shekiloi Torah” where the hundreds of chasidim would gather in the Hilton hotel in Stamford, CT, to finish learning the daily limit and then celebrate at the Seudes Siyum.

On Sunday the members of the Vehugisu Chabura from all over the greater New York and New Jersey, including people from Montreal and Baltimore, showed up at the Hilton hotel, filling up all the tables and chairs in a tent build specifically for this day of Torah, learning and completing the Daf. The Kol Hatorah was heard throughout the entire hotel.

In the afternoon, the gathered crowd davened Mincha in the hotel, and then headed to the hotel’s ballroom for a celebratory Seudah that was prepared by the famous Class Catering. 

At the Seudah, the crowd heard a speech from Reb Shloime Weber, who not only sponsored the actual day, including the extravagant meal, but is also a prime sponsor of the entire program continuously. Reb Shloime spoke about how he feels it a Zchus and privilege to be able to assist in so many hours of Torah learned by the hundreds of people participating in the program.

After a long speech highlighting the importance and Zchus that so many people have to sit and learn Torah despite everything that’s going on around them, Reb Shloime thanked the Askunim of the Chabura for their hands on approach daily, and specifically on this day when it was shown for everyone to see how the detailed planning came to fruition.

Following his speech, Reb Nuchem Singer, a sponsor of the “Yom Shekiloi Torah” made the Siyum on Seder Moed, followed by a Siyum on Seder Nushim learned by another group of the Chasidus.

As honorary guest speaker, Harav Haguon Reb Usher Anshil Schwartz Shlit”a, the Sanzer Rosh Hakollel in Beit Shemesh delivered a thoughtful speech on how creating a system and learning Torah daily helps a Yid be a proper Yid.

Then the Rebbe Shlit”a spoke Divrei Chizuk, thereby urging the Kehila to continue within the program and to make sure to get others to join, Lhagdil Torah U’Lhadiro.