By COLlive reporter
Hundreds of guests came to the Ukrainian city of Kharkov to take part in an historic Jewish wedding of Rivka Moskovitz, daughter of the city’s Chief Rabbi and Shluchim to Moishy Korf of Crown Heights.
The chosson’s grandfather is the chossid Reb Gedalya Korf who grew up in Kharkov as a child and was from the founders of the organization “Ezras Achim” which throughout Soviet times kept the flames of Yiddishkeit alive.
By divine providence, it was Ezras Achim that was active in sending Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskovitz and their family as Shluchim of the Rebbe to Kharkov in 1990.
Members of the local Jewish community were in awe as a large crowd filled up the courtyard of Kharkov’s main shul on Pushkinskaya 12. Fellow Shluchim and family arrived from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Odessa Caracas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
The mayor of Kharkov, Gennadiy (Moshe) Kernes had a brocha under the chupa and in his speech at the meal, he blessed the young couple “to continue in the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s way.”
The seuda and dancing took place in the Radmir Expo Hall. Ukrainian dancers danced to Hop Kossack and together with the “Kol Yisrael” band from Eretz Yisrael got everyone on their feet including the mayor and all the locals who all said in one voice that they never had experienced such happiness in their lives.
Mazl tov!!! eize hatuna!!!!! dash miisrael le kol hakagala!!!
Wow! How amazing! to have all the Gedoley Hashluchim from all over the former USSR present. and not to mention of course, the wonderful Zaide from Australia Rev Amzalak.
спасибо за чудесный праздник,красивее свадьбы я не видела в жизни))))))))))счастья нашей Ривке!!!!!!!!Лариса Нога и все педагоги еврейского детского сада г Харькова))))))
to the chosson ,kalo, grand parents, moshe and miriam mazal tov . best wishes from devorah and shmouel zvi from sydney
we wish we could have been there
All the brochos should be mekuyam bemiluon!
The Gruzmans Vienna
Levi Raices, MM Levitansky & Shneur Zalman Raices!!! Making it Lebadik down in Kharkov!!!
Menachem Mendel Levitansky.
mazel tov to the entire amzalak family! zaida looks freezing and thrilled! lots of nachas
Venezuela Rocks!!!!
Best wishes Moskovitz and Korf Families
The Roth Venezuela – Panama
Mazel Tov Matti and family and brothers.Wish we could have been there.
Love your friends at 593.
Miriam Amzalak Moskovitz I remember you from Detroit, Sem…always a sunny inspiration!:)
Loads of nachas gezunt and parnossa to all!
Kol Hakavod leHaRav Asman! Oheiv Sholom v’rodeif sholom!
Such rockstars!!!
que sea un edificio eterno!!
tus parientes en paraguay
mazal tov moskovitz and korf families!!!!!1
amazing amazing wedding!!!
wheres “menachem mendel moscovitz from charkov ukraine i help my tatty and my mommy do the rebbes mivtozim;)”
see i still remebered u after all those yrs from p.c
mazal tov nechama
love ur friend from p.c waitro