Grand Siyum Harambam Celebrated in 770

In keeping with the Rebbe’s request that a Siyum HaRambam be held in 770, hundreds of Anash and Bochurim gathered Motzei Shabbos in the main Shul of 770 to celebrate the completion of another cycle of Rambam study.

By Anash.org reporter

In keeping with the Rebbe’s request that a Siyum HaRambam be held in 770, hundreds of Anash and Bochurim gathered Motzei Shabbos in the main Shul of 770 to celebrate the completion of another cycle of Rambam study.

The Siyum on the 42nd cycle of Rambam was made by Rabbi Zalman Hertzel who gives a daily Rambam shiur in Kollel Tiferes Zkeinim Levi Yitzchok. Rabbi Nachman Shapiro of Oholei Torah began the study of the 43rd study cycle and delivered a hadran of the Rebbe.

The siyum was addressed by a full roster of speakers:

Rabbi Sholom Charitonov gave over a sicha of the Rebbe connecting the beginning of the Rambam’s hilchos melachim and the end.

Rabbi Zalman Landa related a number of stories from the Rebbe Maharash as well as about Rambam.

Rabbi Shimon Silman spoke about recent events going on in the world and particularly in the countries of the former USSR, Where we clearly see the folly of making war as the Rambam writes at the end of Mishne Torah.

Rabbi Dovid Nachshon shared the incredible story of conducting a siyum harambam behind the iron curtain.

Rabbi Eli Matusof spoke about Tiferes Shebitiferes Rabbi Kuti Feldman expounded on a maamer of the Rebbe.

Rabbi Yisroel Noach Vogel spoke about the Rebbe’s sicha right before the start of the first cycle that was broadcast around the world.

At the conclusion, Chazan Avraham Williams sang a tune that he composed for the Siyum Harambam 30 years ago.

The Motzei Shabbos siyum was organized by Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky, who has been arranging siyumim on every set of halachos for decades, based on an instruction of the Rebbe to him. In the years before Gimmel Tammuz, the Rebbe used to give him a bottle of mashke nearly every Shabbos by the farbrengen for the siyum on Motzei Shabbos.

The seudas mitzvah at the Siyum was sponsored by R’ Avrohom Moshe Melohn in honor of his mother
Malka Perl bas R’ Meir a”h – Yahrzeit 29 Nissan.