Thousands of Hasidim Travel by Horse-Drawn Carriages to Ukrainian Town for Rabbi's Yahrzeit

Last week, thousands of Hasidic Jews journeyed to the Ukrainian town of Ludmir to commemorate the yahrzeit of Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin, who is buried there and was murdered sanctifying God's name. Among the large crowd were the Zavehiel and Koidinov rebbes, who prayed together at the holy site for communal and personal salvation during these difficult times. They also held an uplifting festive meal in honor of the occasion. The usually quiet town came alive with historic Jewish spirit as a moving reenactment took place: the crowd traveled around the sacred sites, from the rabbi's home to his gravesite, riding horse-drawn carriages, replicating the traditional Hasidic pilgrimages of Eastern Europe centuries ago.