Sephardic Jews have the long-held custom of saying Selichos from the beginning of the month of Elul. Recently, some Brazilians have another custom for Rosh Chodesh Elul: to fly to New York.
Members of Chabad of Morumbi, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods of Sao Paulo, Chabad of Pinheiros and the Congregation Beit Yaacov Safra, have been coming in every year to spend the first Shabbos of Elul at the Rebbe’s Ohel gravesite in Queens.
A group of some 25 people, accompanied by Shliach Rabbi Dovid Weitman, flew in and out of New York to spend Shabbos at the Ohel as a preparation for Rosh Hashana.
The group arrived Friday morning, spent Friday and Shabbos at the Ohel, taking part in learning and farbrengens.
Sunday, they toured Crown Heights, visiting 770, the Rebbe’s room and the Rebbe’s library.
They flew back to Brazil on Sunday night.
Big Fan!!!
Ata gadol ein milim alecha…
Rabbi Weitman
Thanks to all what you do to help all Shluchim around the world, things that we know and most important things that we don`t know….
YOU THE MAN!!
I LOVE BRAZIL!!
This people are amazing!! full of energy, and you see how inspired they get in the Ohel, we sat together shabbos afternoon for seder nigunim a bocher said a maimer, I saw some of the people with tears in the eyes, we can`t imagine how this may influence there lifes.
the merit of bringing bale batim tsum rebben and making them chassidim… it’s the biggest zchus that a shliach could have, more than all the chessed you do to all shluchim!!
Is a true shliach of the rebbe, that has a tremendous hatzloche in brazil, not only begashmiyus but beikar beruchniyus, keep you amazing work.
You the best Shliach ever!!