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Jan 10, 2013
Woman Learns Shulchan Aruch
A Chabad girl of Bal Harbour, Florida, has completed all 4 volumes of the Alter Rebbe's Shulchon Aruch this week.
By COLlive reporter
Esther Rochel Elkaim, from Bal Harbour FL, finished all 8 volumes of the translated Alter Rebbe's Shulchon Aruch this past Motzoei Shabbos in honor of the Alter Rebbe's 200th yartzeit.
She started daily learning of the Shulchon Aruch on 2 Kislev 5771, her maternal grandfather's yartzeit, studying every night after Maariv, both the Hebrew and English translations together with all notes.
Miss Elkaim told COLlive she never missed a day throughout that whole year. During the second year, she studied on every Shabbos and Yom Tov and on some evenings.
She even finished the volume on Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur on the night of Yom Kippur 5772.
"I had planned my learning so as to finish the last volume on 24 Teves 5773, but the fact that I finished the whole set in honor of the occasion was truly Hashgocho Protis," she said.
Elkaim, who davens at The Shul of Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, added that she hadn't originally intended for her learning to be publicized.
"I'm doing so that it might encourage others to learn more, which is what the Alter Rebbe would want as a Hachloto on this very special milestone in Hafotzas HaMaayonos," she said.
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Either way, it is a wonderful accomplishment to learn through it all! The notes in Hebrew and English are very good. We should all be so inspired.
It's just sad to think of how intimidated guys are these days by accomplishments like this. Like a girl that is too knoewledgable, educated or accomplished in their eyes, has a much much harder time on the Shidduch scene. (Of course I'm not talking abt this girl- I wish her the absolute very best- just generaly speaking.)
You got to be young, fun and more simple to be appealing to most Lubavitch guys these days. I'm sure any girl that's a tad older, and is slightly more on the intelligent or accomplished side can tell you all abt what I mean.
This is really special though.
B from A...
Wishing you great Hatzluchah in your future endeavors..
Sury M. (From brooklyn)
I think you should focus your energy on opening up a program in the Shul and can bring down leading lecturers to teach the girls. I would start with Rebbetzin Lipsker or Rebbetzin Schapiro.
Upon reading this I found myself thinking ... "are you single?".
It then occurred to me, were I only deserving, only to recall the Rebbe's advice that it is normal for a woman to be on a higher level than her counterpart, her neshomoh coming from a higher source.
Thank you for sharing your accomplishment.
It only adds to it when you inspire others.
Besuros Tovos.
To the Elkaims: A sach naches!
From your friends in CH
Well Done Esther----!
A Major Milestone In Your Illustrious Life.
While This Great Achievement Is Applauded By All.
I Wish To Make It Known That Esther Rochel Is Truly A Righteous Eyshet Chayil.
In All The World, She More Than Any Person Helped In Every Way Possible Throughout The Arduous & Terrible Journey Through The Most Aggressive & Least Treatable Cruel Disease That Afflicted My Beloved Late Wife, Over A Period Of Almost 4 Years.
Esther Did This Selflessly.
May HASHEM Bless Her For A Good Long Life.
With Much Love
הרבה נחת און ברכות פון הרב״י!
Très fières! Vous nous donnez plein de courage!!!
Chabbat Chalom et Hodech Tov! À bientôt!
מחיל אל חיל!
מתי אתם באים לבקר אותנו בכפר חב״ד??
You don t even understand the impact you have done on myself today.
I m so inspired and i wish one day i will start to open a shulchan aruch and learn the Halachos like you.
I always felt there is a lack in Halacha classes in chabad seminaries...
And today, it s hard for me not to have this knowledge bc yiras shamaim also comes from doing mitsvos miticulously.
How old are you?
I wish i can find for you a good shidduch.
May Hashem send you your zivug agun begashmiyut and ruchnius.
Chana.
Much love to you all from 770! Moshiach NOW!
With admiration.
May you be blessed! Over the top!