Preparations are underway in Paris for Sunday’s visit of HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita. As was reported by YWN-ISRAEL, the gadol hador will fly to France in a private plane paid for by a French philanthropist and he will spend a number of hours in Paris on Sunday, 15 Elul 5772 on a chizuk mission. The rav will be returning home on Sunday night.

Tens of thousands of Jews are expected to travel to Paris from Germany, Switzerland, Holland and Belgium for the event which is being coordinated with local police.

Accompanying the gadol hador will be Rav Yosef Efrati and Rav Yaakov Hillel (Rosh Yeshivas Ahavas Sholom).

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)