Spirits Lifted in Morristown

Over 200 bochurim from the Chabad yeshivos of Baltimore, New Haven, and Tomchei Tmimim in Morristown, along with many other bochurim from the Tri-State area, came together for an “Achdus Shabbos.”

It was hosted on the campus of Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey, in connection with the Rebbe’s emotional request in 5746 to arrange events that promote unity on the Shabbos before Shavuos.

After catching up with friends, many of whom haven’t been together for quite some time, they gathered for a group photo in front of the iconic Yeshiva Building.

After teffilas mincha they heard a shiur from Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Kalmenson, Rosh Yeshiva of New Haven on the Alter Rebbe’s opinion in Tosefes Shabbos. Later all joined in for a lively seder nigunim led by Mashpia Rabbi Ephraim Piekarski, of Morristown.

Following Kabolas Shabbos everyone made their way to the especially-set auditorium for a lavish Seudas Shabbos, expertly prepared by the in house Chef, Dovid Solomon.

Throughout the night bochurim heard from Rabbi Aharon Dovid Gancz, Menahel Ruchni of Morristown, who in turn introduced their fellow bochurim to share a thought, each representing their Yeshiva.

After the main course was served, the renowned Rabbi Moshe Wolberg, who flew in from Manchester, England especially for Shabbos, moved the crowd in his unique manner on the topic of maintaining true unity and ahavas yisroel. Even after bentching, the Farbrengen went well past midnight.

Shabbos morning began with shiurim in chassidus given by the legendary Mashpia Rabbi Meilech Tzweibel in Yiddish and Rabbi Peikarski in English. Mashke was in abundance in the afternoon as all the bochurim, Roshei Yeshivas and Mashpi’im sat down to a grand farbrengen led by the guest speaker Rabbi Wolberg, who for the next few hours enthralled all assembled with the message of how to achieve real bitul in a culture of free thinkers.

Following Maariv the Farbrengen continued with the participation of HaTomim Yossi Klyne, Mashpia in Baltimore, lasting until the busses came to bring the visitors back home, with their spirits uplifted in preparation for Matan Torah and Shevuos.

Shabbos was arranged by the shluchim of Tomchei-Tmimim Morristown with the assistance of Rabbi Hershel Lipsker and the hanholas and shluchim of all participating yeshivas. Special thanks to Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Haolomei and its director Rabbi Tzvi Altein, for their support bruchnius and bgashmius as well as to Rabbi Moshe Herson for all his help in making the Shabbos a success.