The construction of the tent over the grave of the founder of the Maran morality movement, Rabbi Yisrael Selanter Zatzukal, has been completed. Every year, the Jews of the city visit the holy site on the day of Hilal, to pray and light candles, and this despite the intense cold that prevails in the place at this time of the year
The Jewish community in the city of Kaliningrad, which has seen great momentum in recent years, is preparing for the one hundred and fortieth celebration of the founder of the moral movement Maran Gaon Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Selanter Zatzuk’l, whose yeshiva he founded in the nearby city of Kovna, and who lived in the city of Königsberg during his later years, where he left for his worldly home and was buried in the The cemetery is back.
The city of Koenigsberg was then under the rule of Germany, and with the end of World War II it was annexed to the Soviet Union and was given the name “Kaliningrad”, and today it is a Russian enclave in Europe between Poland and Lithuania, on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Every year, the Jews of the city visit the holy site on the Day of Hila, to pray and light candles, and this despite the intense cold that prevails in the place at this time of the year. At the initiative of the Chabad emissary in Kaliningrad, Rabbi Avraham Baruch Deitsch, a permanent structure was erected above the Zion, under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Meir Gabbai, chairman of Ohli Tsadikim, and through the efforts of his grandson, Rabbi Reuven Dassler from the USA, who also supports the activities of Beit Chav “D in the city.
In preparation for the 140th Hilula that will take place on the upcoming Shabbat day (February 2nd), a large delegation arrived at the place, led by the messenger Rabbi Deitch and head of the congregation Mr. Eliezer Flitman, to check the conditions of the place, finish the last renovations inside the tent, and plan properly The arrival of the worshipers from different parts of the world, who intend to come to the Day of Hila, and they will enjoy a welcome by the Rabbi of the city, Rabbi David Schwedik and the heads of the Jewish community, as well as prayers and meals in the Great Synagogue in the center of the city, which is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia with a glorious Jewish history, and a lot of activity that takes place there Every day by the Chabad House and its dedicated activists.
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the Mosar movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the Mosar movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the Mosar movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the Mosar movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the Mosar movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the Mosar movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad
The tent on the grave of the founder of the morality movement
Photo: Beit Chabad Kaliningrad