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Thousands Mourn Rebbe of Biala Ostrova in Jerusalem Funeral

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 2 hours ago

What happened

Thousands mourned Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Horowitz, the Rebbe of Biala Ostrova, at his funeral in Jerusalem after his death at 61 in the US. His son is expected to succeed him as leader of the Hasidic community.

  • 01Thousands mourned the Rebbe of Biala Ostrova at his Jerusalem funeral.
  • 02The Rebbe passed away in the US at age 61.
  • 03His son is expected to succeed him.
  • 04Students expressed profound grief at the funeral.
  • 05He was buried on the Mount of Olives.

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Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew45 minutes ago
Thousands Mourn Rebbe of Biala Ostrova in Jerusalem Funeral
Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew2 hours ago
Thousands Mourn Rabbi of Bialo Ostrova in Jerusalem Funeral

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