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Influential Rabbi Leads Selichot Prayers at Mount Meron
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Influential Hasidic Rabbi Elimelech Biderman led Selichot prayers at the holy site of Meron, starting at midnight and ending early morning. He also lit a flame in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai before the service.
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- Rabbi Elimelech Biderman led Selichot prayers at Meron.
- The prayers began at midnight and ended early morning.
- He lit a sacred flame before the service.
- The flame was in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Influential Hasidic Rabbi Elimelech Biderman led the first Selichot prayers at the holy site of Meron, beginning at midnight and concluding in the early morning hours. The rabbi, who spent the Sabbath in Meron, recited the penitential prayers with great fervor. Prior to the Selichot service, Rabbi Biderman lit a sacred flame in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a revered sage buried at the site.
