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Kikar HaShabbatCulture

Zutshka Rebbe Marries Youngest Son in Grand Hasidic Celebration

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Hebrew · 2 newsrooms covering

The Zutshka Rebbe celebrated his youngest son's wedding with a large gathering of Hasidim and rabbis, featuring inspiring speeches and traditional dances.

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  • The Zutshka Rebbe's youngest son married the granddaughter of Rabbi Yaakov Mordechai Twersky.
  • Hundreds of Hasidim and prominent rabbis attended the wedding celebration.
  • The Rebbe led singing of both his classic and newly composed melodies.
  • A moving speech was delivered during the late-night Mitzvah Tantz ceremony.
  • The event included traditional dances from the Nadvorna Hasidic custom.

This week, hundreds of Hasidim, community leaders, and a distinguished assembly of rebbes and rabbis gathered to celebrate the wedding of the youngest son of the Zutshka Rebbe, who married the granddaughter of Rabbi Yaakov Mordechai Twersky, the Av Beit Din of Chernobyl Elad, and the Biala Rebbe Yashar Lev. The joyous event featured extended hours of spirited devotion, with the Zutshka Rebbe encouraging singing accompanied by his well-known melodies composed over the years, as well as new tunes created especially for the wedding.

The highlight of the celebration occurred late at night before the "Mitzvah Tantz" ceremony. The Rebbe delivered an inspiring and heartfelt speech set to the new melody "Echad Sha'alti," which the crowd joined in singing with deep yearning between verses. Following this, the Rebbe led the "Mitzvah Tantz" with intense passion and devotion to the tune "U'varuch Shem Kevodo," and later danced enthusiastically to the traditional and uplifting melody "Echad Yachid," in the ancient custom of the Nadvorna Hasidic dynasty.

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