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Kikar HaShabbatCulture

Belz Rebbe Welcomed with Red Carpet in Ashdod for Son's Engagement Celebration

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The Rebbe of Belz, Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Rokach, was honored with a red carpet welcome at the 'Yismach Lev' yeshiva in Ashdod for the engagement celebration of his son. The event was described as uplifting for the local Belz Hasidic community. The article also touches upon unrelated Hasidic news, including political shifts within 'Agudat Yisrael' and various communal celebrations.

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  • The Rebbe of Belz, Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Rokach, was welcomed with a red carpet in Ashdod.
  • The visit was for the engagement celebration of his tenth child, Elazar Yehoshua Shragga Rokach.
  • The Rebbe visited the 'Yismach Lev' yeshiva of the Belz Hasidic community.
  • The event was described as an uplifting visit for the community.
  • The article also includes unrelated news about Hasidic events and politics.

The Rebbe of Belz, Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Rokach, visited the 'Yismach Lev' yeshiva of the Belz Hasidic community in Ashdod to celebrate the engagement of his tenth child, Elazar Yehoshua Shragga Rokach. Upon his arrival, a red carpet was laid out, and the Rebbe was seated in a place of honor at the head table, leading the singing. The visit was described as uplifting for the community.

The article also briefly mentions other unrelated Hasidic events, including a political development within the 'Agudat Yisrael' party where the Vizhnitz Center Hasidism is joining forces with Shlomi Emunim-Belz against the Gur Hasidism. Other events noted are a circumcision ceremony in Boro Park attended by five Rebbes, a memorial service for the Rebbe of Bialla Bnei Brak's father, an upcoming eye surgery for the Rebbe of Ta'ash in Florida, a bar mitzvah celebration in Kiryat Gat, a Torah scroll dedication in Beit Shemesh, a Torah honor ceremony in Zwohil, a meeting between the Nadvorna Rebbes, a "chalaka" ceremony for a child in Premishlan, and a gathering of freed hostages at the tomb of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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