Oholei Torah Talmidim Complete Year with Baba Kama Siyum

CROWN HEIGHTS — As the year comes to a close in the mesivtas across the world, Oholei Torah Mesivta under the leadership of Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm ended its year with two major siyumim. A Tanya Siyum was held (as previously reported) and just last week Thursday a major siyum on the entire Mesichta Baba Kamma, all 118 pages with Rashi and Tosefos. One bochur even chazzered the entire mesichta word for word Ba’al peh, which took over 3 days to farher!

The 18 bochurim traveled together to the Beis Medrash of Rabbi Gavriel Tzinner. Rabbi Tzinner is the mechaber of N’tieh Gavriel, a well known sefer on halocha and minhogim, and had a close and unique relationship with the Rebbe.

During the testing Rabbi Tzinner was visibly impressed with the vast knowledge the talmidim acquired, and how each sugya of the gemorah was well understood and at the tips of their tongues.

The following day Rabbi Yisroel Freidman, Rosh Yeshiva of the Beis Medrash Oholei Torah also tested the bochurim, in a more in-depth manner, in which he said the bochurim did so well, he felt as if they were his talmidim from shiur Daled in Zal!

On the last day of Mesivta, Rabbi Wilhelm presented each talmid with a certificate, signed by Rabbi Freidman, Rabbi Tzinner and himself.

Rabbi Joseph Rosenfeld, Executive Director, expressed his thanks to Rabbi Wilhelm, and the entire staff of the mesivta for this and the many other projects that took place throughout the year.

The bochurim who participated in the siyum are:

Naftoli Barber
Eli Nochum Baron
Mendel Cohen
Yoel Eidelman
Mendel Gurewitz
Chaim Junik
Meyer Liberow
Mendel Lehrer
Leibel Pape
Berel Paltiel
Avrohom Scharfstein
Moti Simspon
Mendel Schochat
Yeshai Speilman (Ben Shmuel Nechamia)