Children with Disabilities Celebrate Sukkot with Prayer and Joy at 'Aleh' Campus
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Children with disabilities and their families celebrated Sukkot with a festive prayer and Hallel service at the 'Aleh' network campus in Bnei Brak. The event featured World Cantor Yechiel Yosefkovitz and Emotion Artist R' Oshi Zeiger, with staff and volunteers dancing with the children. The network's CEO, Rabbi Yehuda Marmorstein, emphasized the children's purity and the spiritual merit of praying with them, stating prayers ascend immediately to heaven. The gathering aimed to provide a meaningful holiday experience for the children and their families.
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- Children with disabilities celebrated Sukkot with a festive prayer service at the 'Aleh' campus in Bnei Brak.
- The event included a morning prayer, musical Hallel service, and dancing with children in wheelchairs and using medical equipment.
- World Cantor Yechiel Yosefkovitz and Emotion Artist R' Oshi Zeiger participated in the service.
- Rabbi Yehuda Marmorstein, CEO of 'Aleh', spoke about the children's unique virtues and the spiritual benefits of praying with them.
- Marmorstein stated that prayers offered alongside these children ascend to heaven immediately.
- Families, staff, and volunteers expressed being deeply moved by the holiday celebration.
During the Sukkot holiday, the 'Aleh' network campus in Bnei Brak, which serves children with disabilities, hosted a festive morning prayer and musical Hallel service. The event brought together the special children, their families, medical and professional staff, and network volunteers. The aim was to celebrate the holiday with these children and their families, providing them with a holiday experience on campus.
World Cantor Yechiel Yosefkovitz led the prayers, accompanied by Emotion Artist R' Oshi Zeiger, who performed joyous and moving songs. The service incorporated melodies from the prayers and Hallel songs, and staff and volunteers danced with the children, many of whom were in wheelchairs or used medical equipment.
The founder and CEO of the 'Aleh' network, Rabbi Yehuda Marmorstein, spoke about the unique virtue of these children and the privilege of praying with them. He remarked that these children do not engage in slander, disputes, or legal battles, suggesting that those who pray with them receive blessings immediately.
This sentiment was visibly demonstrated during the event. Despite the complex medical challenges many of 'Aleh's' children face daily, they were the focus of the holiday prayer and surrounding joy. Families, staff, and volunteers who attended left the event deeply moved, finding special meaning in the Hallel prayers and songs, which brought the holiday's theme of "And you shall rejoice in your festival, and you shall be only joyous" to life.
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