Pinsk Karlin Rebbe Celebrates Sukkot With Fire Torches and Western Wall Rituals
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The Rebbe of Pinsk Karlin marked the Sukkot holiday with his followers through various religious ceremonies. He visited Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shacter, presented him with a lulav, and led "Simchat Beit Hashoeva" gatherings, dancing with fire torches. The Rebbe also performed rituals at the Western Wall and concluded the holiday with a gathering on Hoshana Rabbah.
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- The Pinsk Karlin Rebbe celebrated Sukkot with fire torches and rituals at the Western Wall.
- He visited Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shacter, the elder of the Breslov Rabbis, on the eve of the holiday.
- The Rebbe led "Simchat Beit Hashoeva" gatherings, dancing with burning torches.
- He performed the ritual of the Four Species at the Western Wall.
- The holiday concluded with a "Lechaim" gathering on Hoshana Rabbah.
The Rebbe of Pinsk Karlin celebrated the Sukkot holiday with his followers, engaging in several significant religious observances. On the eve of the holiday, the Rebbe visited his long-time friend, Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shacter, the elder of the Breslov Rabbis. During this visit, the Rebbe presented Rabbi Shacter with a beautiful lulav for the ritual of the Four Species. Throughout the festival, the Rebbe led "Simchat Beit Hashoeva" gatherings, during which he danced with burning torches in his hands. This act symbolized the great joy experienced in the Temple during the water-drawing ceremony. In the intermediate days of Sukkot, the Rebbe was seen at the Western Wall, performing the ritual of the Four Species before the remnants of the Holy Temple. On Hoshana Rabbah, after the rituals of shaking the Four Species and the circuits, the Rebbe bid farewell to the sukkah with a "Lechaim" gathering for hundreds of his followers.
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