Over 2,000 Chabad Hasidim Gather in Muslim Kazakhstan for Rabbi Schneerson’s Yahrzeit

What happened

1. 01Over 2,000 Hasidim from Israel, the US, and Europe traveled to Almaty for Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson’s yahrzeit.
2. 02Travel involved long routes through Muslim countries due to lack of direct flights.
3. 03Rabbi Schneerson was exiled and died in Kazakhstan under communist rule, with his wife caring for him.
4. 04Rabbi Yeshaya-Elazar Cohen has led Kazakhstan’s Jewish revival since the Soviet Union’s fall.
5. 05Eight Chabad families maintain vibrant communities in seven Kazakh cities.
6. 06The pilgrimage included Shabbat gatherings and Torah study near the rabbi’s gravesite.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kikar HaShabbat, the latest report. Read Kikar HaShabbat’s original