To all of you posters who are speculating on the reasons, and whether or not YTY is justified in closing its gimel shiur, most of you do not have a clue as to what you are talking about. Obviously, the people who make the decisions are intelligent, considerate people who weighed all the factors before reaching a decision. If it was done, its because it had to be done for many reasons. This thread should probably be closed as it is really ridiculous.
amen!