29/07/2024
Tammuz 5784
The holy city of Tzfat was adorned with joy as it celebrated a Hachnosat Sefer Torah ceremony at Yeshivas "Tzeirei Hashluchim-Ohel Menachem Mendel" in Tzfat. The event coincided with the Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen. Following the completion of writing the final letters at the "Otzar Hastam" center, the community members, Yeshiva students and staff gathered and marched in a magnificent and festive procession through the city streets. Dozens of people, women, and children joined the celebration of the Torah from the nearby sidewalks, windows, and balconies. The procession left a profound impression and a great Kiddush Hashem in the neighborhood. Upon the Tahalucha arrival at the yeshiva hall, the verses of "אתה הורית" were recited, and eight Hakafot were performed as customary, filled with joy, song, and dance, along with all the other Torah scrolls, as the city's residents joined in and danced in honor of the Torah. With the conclusion of the Hachnosat Sefer Torah ceremony, as the great and holy day, the Gimmel Tammuz, commenced, the large crowd that filled the yeshiva hall sat down for a festive celebratory meal and a Farbrengen in honor of the Yahrzeit. The event was attended by the Rebbe's Shluchim, Rabbis of the different communities in Tzfat, the Admor of Nadvorna, and other Rabbis from the Galilee. The gathering was skillfully hosted by the Head Shliach and Chairman of the institutions, Rabbi Chaim Kaplan, and during it, speeches were delivered about the great and holy day and it’s significance for the Jewish people, about the strengthening of our connection that is required of us, and about the hope and faith that very soon we will be privileged to see the Rebbe, ZATZA”L. Upon the conclusion of the formal part, two parallel Farbrengens were held until late at night: for the yeshiva students - with the mashpiyim and magideh sihurim headed by the Rosh Yeshivah, the Rabbi Zalman Kaplan, and for the community members - with the mashpia Rabbi Elisha Shapiro, deputy director of the "Beit Chana" seminary in Tzfat.
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