Rabbis to Perform Special Prayer Ceremony for Singles on Yom Kippur

A group of prominent rabbis, including Rabbi Shimon Galai, Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Edelstein, Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Berman, Rabbi Y.A. Diner, and Rabbi Yitzchak Kolodetzky, will conduct a special prayer ceremony aimed at helping individuals facing difficulties in finding marriage partners. This initiative is based on a practice reportedly performed by the late Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv and his father-in-law, Rabbi Aryeh Levin, who were known to have seen "salvation every year" through this method.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place immediately after the conclusion of Yom Kippur, before the Havdalah service. The rabbis will convene in a 'rabbinical court' setting, still in the spiritual atmosphere of the Day of Atonement, to pray for those seeking marriage. They will issue a special decree for the "delayed in marriage" individuals and sign a "salvation document" for each person.

The effectiveness of this ritual is attributed to several factors: the mitzvah of charity performed by those seeking a match, who will donate to a special fund supporting orphans, widows, and families of Torah scholars; the prayers of the individuals themselves, offered with intense emotion after the fast; and the collective prayer of the assembled rabbis. The organizers emphasize the sanctity of the moments after Yom Kippur as a time of heightened spiritual receptivity and encourage participation by submitting names for the prayer ceremony.

Those wishing to be included in this special prayer are urged to donate to the 'Kupat Ha'ir' charity fund, which supports vulnerable families and scholars. The article stresses the importance of not missing this opportunity for a "close salvation" and provides a link for donations and name submissions.