בְּמוֹצָאֵי יוֹם גִּילָה | שמחת הפארשפיל בחצה"ק קרעטשניף

A "Farshpil" celebration was held last Saturday night at the Tish Hall in Kiryat Krachnef, Rehovot, in anticipation of a large wedding. The celebration was for the grandson of the Rebbes of Krachnef and Dzhikov, the groom, who is the son of Rabbi David Moshe Rosenbaum, Av Beit Din of Krachnef Rehovot. The bride is the granddaughter of the Rebbes of Meilitz and Dedush, and the daughter of Rabbi Shalom Mushkovitz.

In other news, thousands of Vizhnitz Chassidim gathered in Meron on Friday night for a prayer rally for the complete recovery of the Vizhnitz Rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael, son of Leah Esther. Rabbi Menachem Ernster, head of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva and the Rebbe's brother-in-law, led the prayers and urged the community to pray for their beloved leader.

Additionally, thousands of Sanz Chassidim participated last week in the wedding of the granddaughter of the Sanz Rebbe, daughter of Rabbi Avraham Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Kiryat Sanz Tiberias and the North. The groom is the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Lemberger, Ga'avad Makova, and grandson of the Dzhikov-Vizhnitz Rebbe.

In Boro Park, a circumcision ceremony was held for the grandson of the Ropshitz-Stuchin Rebbe, son of Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Englander. The ceremony was attended by the Mechnovitz-Belz Rebbe, who is currently visiting the US. The child was named after his grandfather, Rabbi Moshe Wolfson, Av Beit Din of Emunat Yisrael.

The Permishlan Rebbe held a "chalaka" ceremony for his grandson, son of Rabbi Shimon Yaakov Yitzchak Rosenbaum, in Kiryat Herzog. After cutting the child's first hair, the Rebbe dressed him in festive attire.

In a significant ruling in the US, a special rabbinical court decided the long-standing dispute over the name "Stuchin." Rabbi Eliezer Yehoshua Yudkovsky will retain the original name "Stuchin," while the court of Rabbi Mordechai Menashe Zilber will be known as Ropshitz-Stuchin.

Other events included a visit by the Lelov-Sasnover Rebbe to Jewish communities in Mexico, a joint celebration by the Karlin and Lutzk Rebbes in London for the wedding of their brother-in-law's son, and a celebration for the engagement of a great-granddaughter of the Ziemigrad Rebbe. The Vizhnitz Yeshiva students held a prayer rally in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron for the Rebbe's recovery. The Pshavorsk Rebbe marked the 60th anniversary of his father's passing with a gathering in the Netherlands.