Bnei Brak’s streets were filled with celebration as the Karlin-Lalov Hasidic community held a festive ceremony for the הכנסת ספר תורה, the dedication of a new Torah scroll, to its local study hall. The scroll was donated by the Karlin-Lalov rebbetzin, the widow of the late Rebbe Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Rosenfeld of Karlin-Lalov and the daughter of the late Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Mordechai of Lelov. She said the scroll was meant to preserve the memory of her father, husband, and family lineage.
The event drew her sons and sons-in-law, who serve as rabbis in their own communities, and the focus of attention was her son-in-law Rabbi Asher Rosenfeld, the eldest son of the Dzharf Rebbe. He remained in Israel especially for the occasion, skipping a planned flight with his father, who left for a rest period in Davos, Switzerland, so he could honor the Torah and join the family celebration.
The final letters of the Torah were written in a ceremonial gathering attended by rebbes and rabbis. Afterward, a large procession moved along Rabbi Akiva Street, with many children carrying torches and firebrands. The most striking moment came when the rebbetzin’s rabbinic sons danced before the Torah with burning torches, energizing the crowd.
The procession continued through Bnei Brak’s main streets to the Karlin-Lalov synagogue on Malachi Street, where the scroll was placed in the ark amid song and praise. A festive meal followed, attended by Karlin-Lalov and Lelov rebbes and rabbis, other rebbes, yeshiva heads, relatives, friends, and worshippers who came to honor the Torah and the rebbetzin.
