With the sweet sounds of soaring niggunim, renowned baal menagen and beloved marbitz Torah Rabbi Baruch Levine recently concluded a spiritually uplifting musical journey through Europe that touched the hearts of hundreds of bnei aliyah. Aptly named “Kumzitz Alive,” the tour was a moving tapestry of achdus, chizuk, and the enduring power of heartfelt Yiddishe song.

The tour visited three prominent Torah hubs—Zurich, Switzerland; Manchester, UK; and Gateshead, UK—each city home to vibrant kehillos and bnei Torah from around the globe. With bochurim returning from Eretz Yisroel for their well-earned bein hazmanim break, the timing could not have been more perfect. Wherever Rabbi Levine went, the scene was the same: packed rooms, shining eyes, and a sea of voices lifted in unison, singing from the depths of their neshamos.

Rabbi Levine, whose heart beats with a deep love for lomdei Torah, was effusive in his praise for the bochurim. “These bochurim,” he remarked, “are the pride of Klal Yisrael—steeped in Torah, shielded from the tumult of the outside world, and filled with sincere ratzon to grow.”

He spoke of the inspiration he received from them just as much as he sought to give, emphasizing the hashpa’ah of seeing Torah flourish in different corners of the globe.

“In each place,” Rabbi Levine shared, “the ta’am was different, but the Torah was the same—the mesorah, the avodas Hashem, the emunah… it’s all one.”

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