Over 2,000 mispallalim from around the country were part of the contingent permitted into Kever Yosef during the night, the eve of 28 Tammuz 5772. There was an interesting mix of chareidim, dati leumi and non-Orthodox, all wishing to be mispallel at the tzaddik�s kever ahead of rosh chodesh Av.

Among the mispallalim were the Slonimer Rebbe Shlita, the Kupshintzer Rebbe Shlita, and Mekubal Rav Deutsch Shlita.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)