Massive Hakafot Shniyot Ceremony Held at Ponevezh Yeshiva
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Thousands of students attended a Simchat Torah ceremony at Ponevezh Yeshiva.
- The event was a large Hakafot Shniyot celebration.
- The ceremony marked the conclusion of the Simchat Torah holiday.
- The event was led by the yeshiva's president and Rosh Yeshiva.
Thousands of students from the Ponevezh Yeshiva participated in a large Hakafot Shniyot (second circling) ceremony to mark the conclusion of the Simchat Torah holiday. The event took place at the yeshiva's hall and was led by the institution's president, Gedalyahu Aron Kahneman, and its Rosh Yeshiva, Berel Povarsky.
The ceremony is a traditional part of the Simchat Torah celebrations, where participants dance with Torah scrolls. The Ponevezh Yeshiva is one of the most prominent Lithuanian-style yeshivas in Israel, located in Bnei Brak.
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