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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #80 on: February 10, 2020, 02:35:49 AM »
In the end of the day there is only one true way to measure the success of the programs. If thousands of people were uplifted, and inspired to commit themselves to further learning, the event was a success. Period.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #81 on: February 10, 2020, 04:43:10 AM »
Choir. Music. Sound. Production. Actually gave people a few bottles of water, a sandwich and danishes, instead of the super stingy Aguda.
So we are measuring the success of two events based on the music and food?
Choir, music, sound?
So basically Dirshu through a better concert then Agudah?
I attended the barcley center last month and was truly inspired by the speeches (and one man band at the barcley) there was no food, no crazy band and singers but there were yidden getting together to celebrate the finishing of Shas.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #82 on: February 10, 2020, 09:06:02 AM »
Ok. Happy you enjoyed the concert.  ::)

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #83 on: February 10, 2020, 10:11:30 AM »
So we are measuring the success of two events based on the music and food?
Choir, music, sound?
So basically Dirshu through a better concert then Agudah?
I attended the barcley center last month and was truly inspired by the speeches (and one man band at the barcley) there was no food, no crazy band and singers but there were yidden getting together to celebrate the finishing of Shas.
People finishing shas has no bearing on whether organizers did a good job. They're tasked with providing a comfortable and enjoyable celebration. Music, sound is not the core of the event but it is the core of the organizers' jobs.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #84 on: February 10, 2020, 10:26:21 AM »
People finishing shas has no bearing on whether organizers did a good job. They're tasked with providing a comfortable and enjoyable celebration. Music, sound is not the core of the event but it is the core of the organizers' jobs.
Indoor vs outdoor. 90k vs. 10k. And it's not supposed to be a concert.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #85 on: February 10, 2020, 10:45:49 AM »
Indoor vs outdoor. 90k vs. 10k. And it's not supposed to be a concert.
Both pretended as such and D's blew out the A's. Event size has no bearing on the lineup and execution of the singers/music. Bottom line, A's focused on providing a posh event for their one percenters while D's focused on providing an experience for every last person in the rafters. Both were very successful.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #86 on: February 10, 2020, 10:50:17 AM »
Comparing a chassidishe קאווע שטיבל to a litfishe coffee room.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #87 on: February 10, 2020, 10:55:17 AM »
Both pretended as such and D's blew out the A's. Event size has no bearing on the lineup and execution of the singers/music. Bottom line, A's focused on providing a posh event for their one percenters while D's focused on providing an experience for every last person in the rafters. Both were very successful.
How was A's a concert at all? The only singing was for the "dancing" and the kel molie?
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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #88 on: February 10, 2020, 11:06:52 AM »
So we are measuring the success of two events based on the music and food?
Choir, music, sound?
So basically Dirshu through a better concert then Agudah?
I attended the barcley center last month and was truly inspired by the speeches (and one man band at the barcley) there was no food, no crazy band and singers but there were yidden getting together to celebrate the finishing of Shas.
How long did the inspiration last?? Have you done anything concrete to elevate your learning?

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #89 on: February 10, 2020, 11:08:29 AM »
How long did the inspiration last?? Have you done anything concrete to elevate your learning?
What a silly question. Every cycle thousands more join the Daf Yomi cycle. No one forgets the inspiration felt at that moment.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #90 on: February 10, 2020, 11:34:00 AM »
The music sounds okay here. And it's free!

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #91 on: February 10, 2020, 12:45:19 PM »
How long did the inspiration last?? Have you done anything concrete to elevate your learning?
I haven't opened a Sefer in at least 5 years. Since the Siyum I have a Chavrusa twice a week and i'm learning Brochos at my own pace with the app.
So how long will it last? I dont know.
Did it elevate my learning? You tell me!

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #92 on: February 10, 2020, 12:56:36 PM »
Who was that boy singing? Great stuff.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #93 on: February 10, 2020, 12:58:58 PM »
I haven't opened a Sefer in at least 5 years. Since the Siyum I have a Chavrusa twice a week and i'm learning Brochos at my own pace with the app.
So how long will it last? I dont know.
Did it elevate my learning? You tell me!
Yep.
I brought my son to the Siyum HaShas, 2 days later, he tells me he wants to make a siyum on Seder Moed, every night he brings me a mishnayos, and we learn together.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #94 on: February 10, 2020, 01:48:21 PM »
Yep.
I brought my son to the Siyum HaShas, 2 days later, he tells me he wants to make a siyum on Seder Moed, every night he brings me a mishnayos, and we learn together.
My elementary age son attended the siyum somewhat reluctantly. By the time it was over he decided he’s going to do meseches brachos with the daf Yomi schedule. He’s up to date, and well on his way to finishing his first mesechta....

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #95 on: February 10, 2020, 01:58:40 PM »
For all you sound guys, they bought in engeniers for sound from IL the main production company was MC Productions (Micael Caplin) who is considered one of the best if not the best in the line in the jewish world, and AF productions did the logistics as they are more local.

I did attend both siyumim whilst the metlife event was nice and insporational the speeches were too long and too many considering the lengh of each one, as for the other aspects of the siyum, at metlife they seemed to make sure the high rollers and machers were happy and had what they wanted and the rest seemed slightly forgotten, and i think one can make the oppisite argument some are making about the english vs yiddish i was at metlife and there was at least half maybe a little less of the attendees that understand yiddish and they felt the event was mainly geared to one sect.

Now at Dirshu they did not provide the type of lavish food aguda gave to their high rollers but on every other aspect they well and truly delivered i'm not even going to  talk about the music because it was on a whole other level, the speeches were shorter (besides for one that went more than 10min over) and more in number but they were very good and to the point. only rabonim and R' Hoffshteter got kavod and no one else. There was food for everyone not just people who paid for expensive tickets, and last but not least i left inspired to make sure that when i finnish each daf to have a good understanding of it and not just listen to a shiur and go on my way without making sure i have the daf stored by me.

p.s. we really missed having R' Abish Brodt singing ;)

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #96 on: February 10, 2020, 02:03:29 PM »
The agudah siyum at metlife probably had the appropriate amount of Yiddish relative to the number of Yiddish-only speakers.

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #97 on: February 10, 2020, 02:19:50 PM »
I haven't opened a Sefer in at least 5 years. Since the Siyum I have a Chavrusa twice a week and i'm learning Brochos at my own pace with the app.
So how long will it last? I dont know.
Did it elevate my learning? You tell me!
NIIIICE!!!!! Kol Hakavod!!! Ashrecha

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #98 on: February 10, 2020, 02:20:52 PM »
Yep.
I brought my son to the Siyum HaShas, 2 days later, he tells me he wants to make a siyum on Seder Moed, every night he brings me a mishnayos, and we learn together.
Wow!!! That’s truly awesome !!

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Re: Dirshu world siyum hashas North America
« Reply #99 on: February 10, 2020, 02:49:39 PM »
Case in point, I was at Shwekey’s Concert for his Center Run campaign which took place this past summer on the tarmac of the Lakewood Airport. The sound company was I think ConcertsRUs. Gosh did you feel the sound in your ribs!!! It was just what great sound companies do!!