Following 11 packed months of learning Torah and Davening with much energy, the Cheder Ohr Menachem older grades graduated and celebrated the end of the school year.
As reported regarding the younger grades on Monday, on Tuesday it was finally Cheder Ohr Menachem’s upper elementary grades’ turn to graduate.
Parents and the graduating students in Kitos Daled, Hey, Vov and Zayen packed the grand Lubavitcher Yeshiva hall gearing up for a spectacular event. The event opened with a Sicha from the Rebbe on the meaning of a Siyum and how graduating is but a stepping stone for greater heights.
Emceeing the event was Rabbi Zalman Goldstein of the chief Hanhala. He invited the leader of Ohr Menachem continuum mosdos, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hakohen Hendel to read the Rebbe’s letter addressing the graduating students.
The first Kita to come up and present alongside their melamed Rabbi Dovber Bryski were Kita Daled Talmidim. They presented their amazing achievement of completing 8 Prokim Tanya Baal Peh by repeating by-heart vast parts of Tanya! Note: This is milestone of each and every single Talmid of the Kita.
The Menahel Rabbi Menachem Mendel Dov Yusewitz then presented each boy with his end of year certificate while emphasizing the unique Shevach-praise chosen by his Melamed to define his unique light and addition this year to the class.
Kita Hey with Rabbi Yisroel Botnick and Rabbi Moshe Javen followed, leading the 12 Pesukim and Maamorei Razal the Rebbe chose for every Tzivos Hashem Chayol to know and consistently review.
Next were Talmidei Kita Vov, with their Melamed Rabbi Levi Belinov. They were applauded and specially rewarded for committing to memory – every student learning all the Mishnayos learned in class!
Before the ‘stars of the evening’ Kita Zayen took the stage, Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld addressed the crowd and thanked the cheder on behalf of the parents for giving his Kinderlach such a special Chinuch. He pointed out how lucky we are to have a real authentic shtetl style chinuch in the present day with such unique and special mechamchim.
Finally, Kita Zayen, the graduating class for 5783 (in cheder Ohr Menachem kita ches, since they’re bar-mitzva, are part of mesivta) took the stage. First, valedictorian Hatomim Sholom Leib Wircburg, spoke representing all the graduates! He thanked his Melamdim throughout the entire cheder journey up to his current melamdim and mechanchim Rabbi Yisroel Greenberg and Rabbi Chanoch Hecht of Kita Zayen. Sholom Leib shared many anecdotes and experiences he and his chaveirim shared while growing through his Cheder years.
The vice principal Rabbi Yosef Overlander then thanked the producers of the event, Rabbi Avrohom Rainitz and Reb Shlomo Frishman. Then he called upon Rabbi Chanoch Hecht – who coordinated the Tanya Baal Peh program- bring the event to its culmination and highlight: Talmidim receiving their Seforim gifts for their major accomplishments in Tanya and Mishnayos Baal Peh.
The Menahel Rabbi Yusewitz then took the opportunity to present every Ohr Menachem Mechanech with a special gift and Sefer on Chinuch – he thanked Hashem publicly for the Zechus and Brocha to have such a unique and special team of Mechanchim!
All left uplifted as smiling Talmidim eagerly look forward to next year in a higher Kita, in Yerushalayim’s Ohr Menachem with Moshiach now!
