Seret-Vizhnitz Rebbe Marks Yahrtzeit in Haifa and Bnei Brak

The Rebbe of Seret-Vizhnitz led observances for the yahrtzeit of his grandfather, the "Mekor Baruch" Rebbe, on Thursday, November 16, 2026. The main event was a "tish" (festive table) held in the grand synagogue in Haifa, attended by prominent rabbis including the Av Beis Din of Vizhnitz and the Av Beis Din of Makov. The following day, the Rebbe visited the grave of his grandfather at the Vizhnitz Ohel in the Zichron Meir cemetery in Bnei Brak.

These events are part of a broader series of religious observances and celebrations within various Hasidic communities, as detailed in the accompanying articles. These include a visit by the sons of the Skverer Rebbe to Israel, the Amshiniv Rebbe's prayers at his father-in-law's grave, a "bris" for a great-grandson of the Slonim Rebbe, an exam for students of the Erloy yeshiva attended by the Erloy Rebbe, a "bar mitzvah" for a grandson of the Nadvorna Rebbe, vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Alexander, Poland, a "bar mitzvah" for a grandson of the Trisk Rebbe, a phone-in prayer at Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's grave in Monsey, a meeting between Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch and the Sanz Rebbe, a touching moment at a wedding where the Nikolsburg Rebbe gave his attire to his grandson, a gathering of Vizhnitz rabbis, an engagement for a grandson of the Satmar Rebbe, the upcoming division of inheritance in the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty, a yahrtzeit observance for the Rozhin Rebbe led by the Kopychintz Rebbe, "chalaka" ceremonies for descendants of the Vizhnitz and Belz Rebbes, a yahrtzeit observance for the founder of the dynasty by the Vaslui Rebbe, a study session on Shabbat laws by Satmar Hasidim, and a "bris" for a great-grandson of the Erloy Rebbe.