A Chassidic Farbrengen in the Golden Rose Central Synagogue in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, marked the birthday of the city’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky.
Hundreds of guests came to congratulate the leader of the Jewish revival in the city, among them businessmen and artists, leaders and activists, rabbis and family.
Held on Motzoei Shabbos, the event began with Havdallah and continued with speeches by billionaire Gennady Bogolubov, President of the Community, and the chairman Hersh Korol.
They both noted how the rabbi returned Lubavitch Chassidism to the city where the Lubavitcher Rebbe lived.
A documentary about the first months of the Kaminetsky family in the city as Shluchim of the Rebbe was another big surprise of the celebration.
The rabbi’s son Reuven Kaminetsky sang a solo with the Yekaterinoslavskaya Capella choir. New York cantor Zalman Baumgarten gave a special performance.
The meal was catered by Mendy’s cafe owned by Mendy Goldshmid.
mazeltov and a year of gezunt and hatzlocha in all that you do its wonderful to see everyone with you best wishes to your family from sauly spigler australia
shnas hatzlacha reb shmuel, thanks sor all you do for the shluchim worldwide.
very nice!
wheres kugel?