Sunday, September 13, 2009

Selichot in Sadigura / Bnei Brak



Photos: Chadrei HaCharedim
Posted by Miriam Woelke at 10:54 AM
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 10:44 PM

    Since when is Sadigur in BB

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  2. Miriam WoelkeSeptember 14, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    B"H

    You have Sadigura Chassidim in Bnei Brak and in Jerusalem. I think they have a Synagogue in Tel Aviv as well. Near Kikar HaMedina.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:47 AM

    Sadigura first established itself in Tel Aviv after the war. It's amazing now to think that the Rebbe would stand on top of his house and hold an Israeli flag every year on Israeli Independence Day. And there's the famous story of him sweeping the streets of Tel Aviv with a broom every day in front of his house.

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  4. Miriam WoelkeSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    B"H

    I heard the story of the former Sadigurer Rebbe who, on the Israeli Independence Day, used to sweep the streets of Tel Aviv and climbed upon the roof of his Synagogue in order to hang up an Israeli flag.
    A long time ago, I have received a comment on this story saying that this must only be a rumour.

    However, I have heard this story from many people.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    The short version is:

    In Vienna the Nazis made him clean the streets with a toothbrush. While he was on hands and knees they were whipping and beating him, and the Rabbi next to him saw a smile on his face. He whispered, "what are you smiling about???" The Rebbe said (my yiddish isn't too good) "Sie denken das ich wasche ihren welt, aber ich wasche der Ribono Shel Olam's welt!" "They think I'm washing their world, but I'm washing Hashem's world!" It was only another street, another city, another country in Hashem's world. So in Tel Aviv he said "if I cleaned the streets of Vienna, than surely...."

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  6. Miriam WoelkeSeptember 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    B"H

    Thanks !
    The response of the Rebbe is very inspiring !

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    Just a personal story in response to above. When I visited southern Germany, Bavaria about fifteen years ago as a teenager I was so taken by the greenery and the pristine forests. And the Alps, of course. I would often think about these scenes, and I always felt so guilty about it. After all, it was Germany. But when I heard this story of the Sadigura Rebbe last year I finally felt at ease. If you look a little deeper, what is it? Is it a country called "Germany?" It's Hashem's world!

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