Remarks at the 13th Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi - Torah is Food for our Souls

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The opening of this shiur, in Parsha Perspectives - Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Hodel Asha I'm Akito of kiloohm hostel what a magnificent venue what a beautiful day and what a momentous occasion today is special not only because we joined Jews around the world celebrating the completion of the thirteenth cycle of Davi ami but today is incredibly special because we the South Florida Jewish community joined together diverse shools and yeshiva Zin together diverse shools and yeshiva Zin school's diverse backgrounds and ages and perspectives but all gathered here together for one reason one purpose for that which has always United us and for that which will continue to bind us together forever and that is the centrality of Torah in our lives firstly I want to echo the thanks to all those volunteers who work tirelessly to make this extraordinary event a success it is themselves model a powerful commitment to Torah learning and total living on a regular basis thank you it's truly a great honor to have her off drugs Lita with us bringing the kaduche of the Avira a connection with Eric Cicero it makes this morning all the more special and we're so grateful the Rob is here it's also a great privilege a special opportunity to hear and to be able to share the podium with my dear friend revoir I'm Shapiro very much looking revoir I'm Shapiro very much looking forward to his words this morning there Schuster Obama mahashiv him my dear and beloved colleagues who are gathered here today with Mary Schapiro that could sound like the colors Lavrov or the founder of the DA Theo me was only seven years old in his home one day he found his mother as she was sobbing mother was crying and as a seven-year-old sees his mother crying he asked her why she turned to her young son and she said I'm

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1. 0:02Hodel Asha I'm Akito of kiloohm hostel what a magnificent venue what a beautiful day and…
2. 2:39turned to her young son and she said I'm terribly sad because your Malamud your teacher…
3. 4:47years much of that credit goes to his mother she and Jewish women since then have…
4. 6:53young boy let's have another blat Gemara for supper and they would continue learning and all…
5. 8:58instrument to produce full-size sets of shots the survivors in the DP camps they were starving…
6. 11:01you our sacred Torah this is our mission as Jews its core to who we are…
7. 13:06me I can learn it I have a portion in it it speaks to me that…
8. 15:19got sick the daf in particular took on a special significance for him not only for…
9. 17:22Hashem seeing how Brian immediately reacted to his illness calling people like me trying to get…
10. 19:26tired but the Torah that's in front of us it's limitless and so when we honor…

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