By COLlive reporter
A large celebration is being planned for the last night of Chanukah, but it won’t be only the victory of the Maccabees against the Syrian-Greeks in ancient Israel that will be feted.
The occasion will also be marking the one-year anniversary of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, the former kosher meat executive from Iowa, being commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump from a harsh 28-year sentence.
The event will take place on Sunday, Zos Chanuka at The Ulam Hagadol, located at 4217 New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, with a simultaneous event for women at Gan Yisroel, located at 13 Church Avenue in Brooklyn.
Thousands are expected to join in an evening of joy and inspiration, the family said, and noted that the event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the program begins at 8:30 pm.
The event will feature a digital presentation and music by Avraham Fried, Avremi G. and the Shira Choir. The highlight of the evening will be divrei chizuk from Sholom Mordechai, culminating with dancing.
“This miracle wasn’t just a personal yeshuah. It was a reminder to Klal Yisroel about the power of emunah and bitachon,” Rubashkin’s son Getzel Rubashkin, says.
“Ever since his release, gedolim and Jewish leaders around the world have been encouraging my father to dedicate himself to spreading the message of emunah and bitachon, and that is what he has done,” Getzel says. “‘Alef, Bais, Gimmel’ has become a household phrase. This event is a moment to loudly and clearly thank Hashem and reaffirm that we got the message – emunah and bitachon will bring geulah.”
News of Rubashkin being commuted by President Trump last year has been called a modern-day Chanukah miracle after repeated appeals had been turned down.
It was a simcha felt by all of Klal Yisroel.
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And, to use a word that you employed- you are “lacking” something else. Or do you live in a world where you need to judge every overwhelming expression of joy by pretending to take every word literally? How sad for you. This is not a historical record keeping association and I fully sympathize with the expressions used by comment #6 and, unlike you, I know what he/she means.
One day you will understand the importance of the miracle. To be clear, no DT is not being compared to Rebbe MHM, G-d forbid! But we can make the link between one leader rising to greater heights. One was tumah and the other kadosh but still the relationship is there. yud tes kislev is everything. so is here. hei teves was lemalah min atzmius but clothed in a court case. So too shalom mordechai’s yeshua was clothed in the trappings of the American legal system.
The connections are plain. Wipe away the dust and see!
The Purim ness happened entirely through Achashverosh, and yet we honor Charvona but not him.
“the most incredible nes all of klal yisroel has witnessed since the actual miracle of channukah”
I am very happy that he was released, but seriously you are lacking some perspectives of Jewish history
We must not forget to mention Donald Trump. hakoras Hatov is an extremely important thing.
e must show our very deepest gratitude to our esteemed President who has shown so much goodness to the Jewish people
You seem to have some facts confused (unless you were just being sarcastic?) *Yud tes kislev – Chabad chassidus was at stake, and the Alter Rebbe is not in the geder of just an ‘important yid’. No comparison *Yud shvat – I’m sure you weren’t thinking to compare the Rebbe to- lehavdil elef alfei havdalos? *Hey Teives – it’s about Hu bachaim, and also was a gzeirah against Chabad chassidus; not just about winning a court case Please do not confuse and compare That being said, B”H we are so happy the Rebbe’s Brochos came through and R Sholom Mordechai… Read more »
IyH will there be a live broadcast?
Many of us out of town want very much to participate
can it be streamed live?
We are so so happy! We would love to see it live. May we merit to see many more great miracles this chanuka!!
I don’t believe I am exaggerating by saying that Rubashkin’s freedom on zos chunkah last year was nothing short of the most incredible nes all of klal yisroel has witnessed since the actual miracle of channukah. I propose, and ask that all collive readers stand with me on demanding that batei din in every city establish a minor holiday of sorts to coincide with zos Chanukah that each and every year we mark this event with similar celebrations and farbrengans. This should have no less attention than yud tes kislev (an important yid was freed from prison), yud shevat (it… Read more »
Wonderful!
Will it be live streamed?
From London u.k
Will it be live?
Will there be a live stream?
Will collive Brodcast