Thursday, April 2, 2009

Shabbat for the Rich

B"H

Seventeen million Shekels ( approx. 4 million Dollar) for the Mosdot Gur.The Gerrer Rebbe Yaakov Aryeh Alter invited anyone who could effort paying one million Shekels in cash (in advance) for a Shabbat celebration in Safed (northern Israel). Seventeen rich people came and had a Shabbat meal with the Rebbe.

Chassidut Gur states that due to the worldwide financial crisis, their Mosdot need money. Especially now before Pessach in order to help their poor members / families.

I was told that the Belzer Rebbe once used to do the same.



The Gerrer Rebbe with microphone

http://bhol.co.il/news_read.asp?id=8865&cat_id=2

The article also says that an ordinary Gerrer Chassid is not able to hear a Dvar Torah from his Rebbe, as only the people standing close to the Rebbe can hear him. The reason is his low voice.

2 comments:

  1. no one hear torah because he doesnt say any! thats the real reason

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  2. B"H

    I've heard this statement slightly different:

    "He doesn't say anything because he has nothing to say !"

    But lets assume he says something, shouldn't it be his concern to make sure that everyone hears it ?

    To me it seems like an ordinary Gerrer Chassid is somewhere out of society. At least beyond the "high society" and this is a shame.

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