Leading Hasidic Rebbes Gather Worldwide for Shabbat Amid Celebrations and Memorials

This Shabbat, numerous prominent Hasidic rebbes and their followers are gathering across the globe for prayer, celebration, and remembrance. The Rebbe of Rachmastrivka from the United States will be in Staten Island with his large yeshiva "Asak HaTorah." The Vizhnitz Rebbe from Beit Shemesh will spend his first Shabbat among his followers in Emmanuel. The Pinsk-Karlin Rebbe will be at the holy site of Meron, while the Kalish Rebbe will be at the Kalish camp in the Catskills. Other rebbes, including those from Skulen, Spinka, Ziditshov, and Kretshnif, will hold prayers and tishes in locations ranging from Jerusalem and Antwerp to Kiryat Joel.

Several joyous family events are also taking place, including a grand celebration for the birth of a granddaughter to the Slonim Rebbe in Jerusalem and a brit milah for the grandson of the Rachmastrivka Rebbe in Staten Island. Additionally, two "Shalom Zachor" celebrations for the Skulen Rebbe's grandchildren will be held in Monsey. The Erloi Hasidim in Beit Shemesh will celebrate the dedication of a new study hall with their Rebbe's son, Rabbi Shalom Tzvi Sofer.

Many rebbes are spending Shabbat in rest at various locations worldwide, including Satmar in New Hampshire and Swan Lake, Vizhnitz in Switzerland, and others in Italy, Canada, and Hungary. In Israel, several rebbes will be in Safed and Jerusalem neighborhoods.

This Shabbat also marks significant memorials: the yahrzeit of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the fourth yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss, and the upcoming yahrzeit of Rabbi Elazar Abuhatzeira. Prayers continue for the recovery of leading Torah scholars, including Rabbi Shmuel Ben-Ita and Rabbi Chaim Friedlander.

Shabbat times for various cities worldwide are provided, with a call for the public to welcome Shabbat half an hour before sunset to merit health and healing for the sick and wounded amid ongoing conflict.