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Ashdod Students Visit Jerusalem for High Holy Days Preparation
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 3 hours ago
What happened
Students from Ashdod's "Chazon Meir" Talmud Torah visited Jerusalem to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, meeting with Rabbi Shlomo Yedidya Zafrani and reciting prayers at the Western Wall.
- 01Ashdod students visited Jerusalem for High Holy Days preparation.
- 02They met with Rabbi Shlomo Yedidya Zafrani for testing and a talk.
- 03The students recited Selichot prayers at the Western Wall.
- 04The visit was led by Rabbi Yekutiel Abuchatzira and Rabbi Tzuriell Doani.
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