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Over 2,000 Chabad Hasidim Gather in Muslim Kazakhstan for Rabbi Schneerson’s Yahrzeit
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 1 day ago
What happened
Over 2,000 Chabad Hasidim gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to commemorate Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson’s yahrzeit, overcoming complex travel through Muslim countries. Rabbi Yeshaya-Elazar Cohen leads a thriving Jewish community there, turning the rabbi’s exile site into a vibrant center of Jewish life.
- 01Over 2,000 Hasidim from Israel, the US, and Europe traveled to Almaty for Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson’s yahrzeit.
- 02Travel involved long routes through Muslim countries due to lack of direct flights.
- 03Rabbi Schneerson was exiled and died in Kazakhstan under communist rule, with his wife caring for him.
- 04Rabbi Yeshaya-Elazar Cohen has led Kazakhstan’s Jewish revival since the Soviet Union’s fall.
- 05Eight Chabad families maintain vibrant communities in seven Kazakh cities.
- 06The pilgrimage included Shabbat gatherings and Torah study near the rabbi’s gravesite.
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