[Photos below.] Over 450 boys from 16 cities across the country gathered in Detroit for the 38th Annual Midwest Pirchei Siyum Mishnayos over the weekend of Shabbos Parshas Pekudei. Boys attending from Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, and thirteen other cities.
A team of dedicated volunteers, led by Rabbi Mordechai Katz, executive director of Pirchei Detroit, and Mr. Kerry Silver, organized the event.
Yeshiva Gedola Ateres Mordechai hosted portions of the davening and learning starting on Thursday, with the bochurim of the yeshiva serving as mentors for the boys.
Activities included a visit to the Joe Dumars’ Fieldhouse, a sports complex, on Friday.
At the Shabbos seudos at Yeshiva Ateres Mordechai, the boys heard from Rabbi Doniel Neustadt, Rabbi Yisroel Menachem Levin, Rabbi Benny Wielgus Rabbi Asher Eisenberger, Rabbi Simcha Klein, Rabbi Eli Gordon and others.
The main event was held Motzoei Shabbos with over 700 people attending at the Bais Yaakov of Detroit.
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{Yossi Schenider-Matzav.com Newscenter}
kerry silver your the best !!!!!!
thats Pirchei AGUDAS YISROEL of Detroit
I don’t care what they say about me, as long as they spell my name right!!
PT Barnum
A Kiddush Hashem
MEIR KRANCZER IS KING!!! NAGEELA IS BANANAS!
JOSEPH BEIN – thanks for the shout out – Phil
Best part was the kid from Columbus or Atlanta winning the Meshech Chochma Nice!
Kerry Silver – one man, one large heart!
The motor city rises to the occasion again! Hosting 300 people in houses, the buchrim giving it their all. The Wait staff and kitchen churning out delicious food to 450 people 4 times over shabbos – with not much help from the appliances! Rockin Zimeiros- Chesky Blitz you the man! WOW the Ruach and achdus not to be matched anywhere! See you in 2014 where this 1 is 4 you! (in Yerushalyim!)
Rabbi M Kranczer thanks for all your hard work – w va love for your work! May you l’chayal l’choyil!
Thank you Rabbi Nuchi Stein without your attention to each detail and your guidance on each matter we would still be waiting on the curb!