Seret-Vizhnitz Rebbe Marks Ancestor's Yahrzeit
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The Rebbe of Seret-Vizhnitz marked the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the "Mekor Baruch" Rebbe, with events in Haifa and Bnei Brak. The Slonim community celebrated a circumcision in Jerusalem, while the Erloy Yeshiva held its annual exams. In Poland, the Jewish cemetery in Aleksandrów Łódzki was vandalized. The article also details various other Hasidic celebrations and observances across different communities.
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- The Rebbe of Seret-Vizhnitz commemorated the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the "Mekor Baruch" Rebbe.
- The Jewish cemetery in Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland, was vandalized.
- The Slonim community celebrated the circumcision of their Rebbe's great-grandson in Jerusalem.
- The Erloy Yeshiva held its annual central examination in Jerusalem.
- The Nadvorna Hasidic dynasty celebrated a bar mitzvah for a grandson of their late Rebbe.
- The article reports on numerous other Hasidic community events and observances.
The Rebbe of Seret-Vizhnitz led observances for the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the "Mekor Baruch" Rebbe. The commemoration began with a "tish" (table gathering) at his grand synagogue in Haifa, attended by prominent rabbis including the chief rabbis of Vizhnitz and Makov. The following day, the Rebbe visited the grave site of his ancestor at the Vizhnitz Ohel in the Zichron Meir cemetery in Bnei Brak.
In other Hasidic community news, the Slonim community celebrated the circumcision of the great-grandson of their Rebbe. The event took place in Jerusalem and was attended by the Rebbe's son, Rabbi Baruch Berzovsky, and grandson, Rabbi Moshe Avraham Berzovsky, who is also the son-in-law of the Rebbe of Kozhmir.
The Erloy Yeshiva held its annual central examination in Jerusalem, with the Rebbe of Erloy attending to observe the students' proficiency and deliver words of encouragement.
The Nadvorna Hasidic dynasty celebrated the bar mitzvah of a grandson of the late Rebbe "Ba'al Ha'Yaakov" Nadvorna. The event saw the gathering of all the Nadvorna Rebbes, with the eldest, the Rebbe of Nadvorna, attending in his shtreimel.
In Poland, the Jewish cemetery in Aleksandrów Łódzki was vandalized, with the entrance gate defaced. The incident has caused shock within the Hasidic world, and the community hopes for strong action from Polish authorities while initiating cleanup efforts.
Other events included a bar mitzvah for the grandson of the Trisk Rebbe in Jerusalem, a telephone link-up to the grave of Rabbi of Ribnitz in Monsey for Jerusalem residents, a meeting between Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch and the Sanz Rebbe in Netanya, the Nikolsburg Rebbe giving his rabbinical attire to his grandson at a wedding in Lakewood, a gathering of Vizhnitz rabbis, a wedding engagement of the Satmar Rebbe's grandson, the upcoming distribution of the estate of the Chernobyl Rebbe, a yahrzeit gathering for the Kopychintsy Rebbe, a "chalaka" ceremony for the great-grandson of the Vizhnitz and Beialla Rebbes, a yahrzeit gathering for the Vaslui Rebbe, a study session on Shabbat laws by Satmar Hasidim, a circumcision for the great-grandson of the Erloy Rebbe, a farewell gathering for Bobov yeshiva students, and a yahrzeit gathering for the Beialla-Bnei Brak Rebbe.
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