Chief Rabbi Leads Thanksgiving Service for Dubai Flight Miracle
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef led a thanksgiving service.
- The service followed Hoshana Rabbah prayers.
- It commemorated the miraculous survival of passengers on a Dubai flight.
- The event took place at the Or Haviv synagogue in Jerusalem.
A special thanksgiving service was held at the "Or Haviv" synagogue in Jerusalem, led by the First Rabbi of Israel, Yitzchak Yosef, following the Hoshana Rabbah prayers. The event honored God for the "great and revealed miracle" of the Dubai flight incident, where passengers were saved from a severe disaster. The service, attended by the Chief Rabbi and a large public gathering, took place after the traditional ceremony of beating the ערבה (aravah).
During the service, Rabbi Yosef greeted attendees warmly, offering a "good final sealing" blessing to the crowd. The atmosphere was described as one of elevated joy and festivity, with many worshippers filling the synagogue. The event commemorated the miraculous survival of passengers on a flight from Dubai, attributing their safety to divine intervention.
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