On Wednesday, erev Pessach 5769, Am Yisrael around the world will recite Birchas HaChama, a once in 28 year mitzvah. Following is a partial list of some of the major public gatherings that are planned to enhance this special event in Eretz Yisroel.
On Strauss Street in Yerushalayim, Chassidei Toldos Avraham Yitzchak will gather in the presence of the Rebbe Shlita, in the garden area behind Ateret Shalom Hall.
Tefillos neitz will take place in the Toldos Avraham Beis Medresh in Meah Shearim, and following tefilla, the tzibur will head for the Birchas HaChama area followed by an address by the Rebbe Shlita and the recitation of the bracha at 6:55am.
Immediately following, there will be a siyum, a seudas mitzvah for the first born, after which the Rebbe will give his brachos to the chassidim. They tzibur, escorted by the Rebbe Shlita, will then head back to the beis medresh together.
TEL AVIV
The Tel Aviv Regional Council will be sponsoring the event, at Rabin Square. Police and city officials are making plans to close the area to vehicular traffic to accommodate the large crowd. Leading the event will be Tel Aviv’s Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita. The Rav will detail the essence of the mitzvah which occurs once in 28 years. Chazan Rav Chaim Adler will recite tehillim as well.
BELZER CHASSIDIM
The event will take place on the roof of the Belze building on Tel Aviv’s Echad HaAm Street for area residents and talmidim from the Talmud Torah, led by HaGaon Rav Mordechai Orbach Shlita, and HaGaon HaTzaddik Rebbi Avraham Tzvi Direnfeld Shlita.
Immediately following shachris, the tzibur will move to the roof and recite the bracha. Rav Direnfeld Shlita will address the tzibur and give his bracha for the yomtov.
The event will conclude with a rikud, joyous dancing to thank HaKadosh Baruch Hu for the special mitzvah.
KIRYAT GAT
The event will be hosted in the Kiryat Chareidit in Kiryat Gat, inviting men, women and children. The event will take place in the street by the Gur girls school, with thousands expected to take part.
Shacris will begin at 6:00am, with sunrise, and at 7:15am, the bracha of Birchas HaChama will be recited followed by a siyum for the first born after which light refreshments will be given out. Rabbonim of the city and its institutions will be present to address the tzibur. The event will end with song and dance with musical accompaniment.
The information pertaining to the events supplied by the daily HaMevaser.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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5 Responses
In Yerushalayim, there is also at 6:45 am by Kikar Mandelbaum and at the Kotel, of course.
The Edah HaChareidis central birkas hachamoh is at Kikar Mendelboim at 6:45. The whole Badatz, many admorim and the mispallelim from tens of shuls around the city will come there, mainly on foot. From Zupnik in Givat Shaul, shuls in Ramot and Ramat Shlomo, and all central areas.
Rav Eliashiv will be at the Kosel birkas hachamoh, also 6:45.
I’m going to the Edah’s, if I wake up on time… which I rarely manage, at that time. 🙂
Note to self- You can afford to wake up on time for Shacharis once every 28 years 🙂
Any locations in America?
Was one on the FDR Drive in NYC, Led by abbi Dovid Feinstein shlita