Thousands Celebrate Hakafot Shniyot in Kfar Chabad
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
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- Over 12,000 people celebrated Hakafot Shniyot in Kfar Chabad.
- Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yoav Kisch attended the event.
- Minister Ben-Gvir and police officials received appreciation certificates.
- The event featured Hasidic music and dancing.
- Knesset members and local council heads were also present.
Over 12,000 celebrants, including residents and guests from across Israel, participated in the traditional Hakafot Shniyot (Second Hakafot) in Kfar Chabad, dancing and rejoicing in the Simchat Torah festivities late into the night. The event, organized annually by the Kfar Chabad Committee, featured music by Hasidic singer Nemu'el Harush accompanied by Beni Laufer's orchestra, who energized the crowd with spirited dancing and Hasidic joy.
Among the distinguished guests were Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of Education Yoav Kisch, Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Yitzhak Vaserlauf, Director General of the Ministry of Interior the Director General of the Ministry of Interior, and Members of Knesset Yitzhak Goldknopf and Simcha Rothman. They were warmly welcomed by the Chairman of the Kfar Chabad Committee, Shimon Rabinovitch, and honored by carrying Torah scrolls and dancing with the attendees.
Also present were the Head of the Sdot Dan Regional Council, David Yifrah, and his deputy, Binyamin Lifshitz. During the event, a certificate of appreciation was presented to Minister Ben-Gvir and senior police officials from the Central District. This recognition was for their assistance in organizing Hakafot Shniyot and their ongoing support for the security needs of Kfar Chabad.
The police officials honored included District Commander Amir Cohen, Station Commander Gili Elhadad, and other police officers.
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