The day following the Million Man Atzeres HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner Shlita spoke to those close to him explaining the atzeres was a (א מויפע’ס (מופת, praising the achdus that prevailed.
Rav Moshe Yehuda Schneider, a talmid who is very close to Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita stated before the atzeres that the Shevet Halevy, HaGaon HaRav Wosner announced “there is always a general leading the campaign and in our generation it is my beloved colleague The Rosh Yeshiva, the general”, adding “and we must do as he says”.
Rav Schneider adds that he asked Rav Shteinman if babies are included in the count of 600,00 to recite the bracha and the Rosh Yeshiva explained yes they are, adding there are infants among the 600,000 not a group of 600,000 comprised of infants exclusively.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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