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Culture07:33 · 1h ago

Vizhnitz Rebbe Leads Thousands in Sukkot Ritual

By כיכר השבת, חיים רוזנבוים
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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Thousands of Vizhnitz Hasidim gathered on Amri Chaim Street in Bnei Brak's Vizhnitz neighborhood on Thursday morning to witness their Rebbe perform the "Na'anua" ritual with the Four Species. The ceremony, a prelude to the morning prayer, took place in the Rebbe's private sukkah.

Minutes before the prayer, a sukkah window opened, and the Rebbe appeared. Following the "Leshim Yichud" prayer, he performed the traditional waving of the lulav and the other three species in all four directions, a custom observed by the Hasidim.

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