Rare Photos Emerge from Slonim; Brit Milah Celebration for Rebbe's Great-Grandson
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A brit milah ceremony for the great-grandson of the Rebbe of Slonim was held in Jerusalem, with rare photos emerging from the event. Separately, the Rebbe of Erloy attended student examinations, and the Rebbes of Nadvorna celebrated a bar mitzvah. In Poland, the Jewish cemetery gate in Aleksandrów was vandalized.
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- A brit milah for the great-grandson of the Rebbe of Slonim was celebrated in Jerusalem.
- The Rebbe of Erloy attended annual examinations for his yeshiva students.
- The Rebbes of Nadvorna gathered for the bar mitzvah of a grandson.
- The Jewish cemetery gate in Aleksandrów, Poland, was vandalized.
- Photographer Y. Fried provided rare documentation of the Slonim celebration.
A brit milah, a Jewish circumcision ceremony, was celebrated for the great-grandson of the Rebbe of Slonim in the main synagogue of the Slonim Hasidic community in Jerusalem. The infant is the grandson of Rabbi Baruch Berzovsky, and the son of Rabbi Moshe Avraham Berzovsky, who is also the son-in-law of the Rebbe of Kozmir. Photographer Y. Fried captured rare images from within the Slonim Hasidic community, where documenting celebrations is typically very difficult.
In a separate event, the Rebbe of Erloy attended the annual examinations for the students of the Erloy Yeshiva in Jerusalem's Katamon neighborhood. The Rebbe observed the students' mastery of Talmudic texts and delivered words of encouragement. The examinations were organized by the 'Talmudo B'Yado' organization.
The Rebbes of Nadvorna united for the bar mitzvah of the grandson of the late Rebbe of Nadvorna. The celebration took place at the hall of the previous Rebbe's residence, with the participation of all the Nadvorna Rebbes. The eldest, the Rebbe of Nadvorna, wore a traditional fur hat, a 'shtreimel,' to the joyous occasion.
In Poland, the Jewish cemetery gate in Aleksandrów was vandalized. The cemetery is the burial place of prominent rabbis and past rebbes of the Aleksandrów Hasidic dynasty. The community hopes for swift action from Polish authorities and has begun cleaning the gate.
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