Hassidic Rebbes Mark Holidays with Community Events and Blessings

Across Israel, Hassidic Rebbes have been actively engaged with their communities, participating in holiday preparations and celebrations. The Rebbe of Vizhnitz Monsey visited Bnei Brak, delivering a preparatory talk for yeshiva students and addressing thousands of followers at the Vizhnitz Great Beit Midrash ahead of Rosh Hashanah. He also visited the graves of his ancestors.

In Afula, the Rebbe of Vizhnitz inaugurated a new kindergarten wing and appointed a new rabbi for the "Ohavat Yisrael" community. Meanwhile, the Rebbe of Nadvorna Elad was seen reciting Selichot prayers before Rosh Hashanah at the "Mishkenot Neria" synagogue, a practice that is gaining momentum.

Other Rebbes have been involved in significant life events of their followers. The Rebbe of Kretschneff Kiryat Gat officiated at the wedding of his "house attendant" and later led a spirited dance. The Rebbe of Pinsk Karlin also attended the wedding of his grandson, who is the son of Rabbi Baruch Rosenfeld, the community's rabbi in Bnei Brak.

In other events, the Rebbe of Lelov-Nikolshburg spent Shabbat in Arad, where followers witnessed his post-Shabbat Havdalah and tallit folding ceremony. The Rebbe of Vizhnitz Jerusalem, dressed in his father's kapote and grandfather's kittel, attended a dinner for his community's Beit Midrash in Beitar Illit. The Rebbe of Erloy visited Meron with his students for prayers and a Tish near the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

Additionally, the Rebbe of Kretschneff was seen checking on students in the dormitory of the "Torat Yisrael" yeshiva in Kiryat Gat. The Rebbe of Satmar Bnei Brak celebrated his great-grandson's Bar Mitzvah, with notable Rebbes and rabbis in attendance. The Rebbe of Munkacs published a new series of books titled "Ohr Shalom" focusing on the holidays.