By COLlive reporter
Photos: Sholom Ber Liberson
The annual Seudas Hoda’a commemorating 41 years since the Rebbe’s recovery in 5738 was held at Beis Gavriel of London on Thursday night, eve of Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
More than 200 of Anash and bochurim and businessman flocked to the elegant Seudah, prepared and arranged by the Shluchim of the Yeshivah Gedolah in London.
Beis Gavriel’s Rabbi Menachem Junik welcomed the participants and Dayan Levi Raskin and Rabbi Yitzchak Sufrin led the crowd in the recital of the Rebbe and Rebbitzen’s Kapitel in Tehillim.
The Rosh Yeshiva and Mara D’asrah of Anash in northwest London, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Hertz, explained why the Yom Tov of Rosh Chodesh Kislev is so special to us and elaborated on what the Rebbetzin said during the period of the heart attack that the Rebbe is always in full control.
As the lights adjusted, Rabbi Junik of Beis Gavriel Spoke about the Mesiras Nefesh of Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg HY”D, the Shluchim in Mumbai whose 10th yartzeit was that day.
The guest speaker was Rabbi Mordechai Avtzon, Head Shliach of China. The crowd was treated to a wide assortment of Divrei Torah and many inspirational anecdotes strengthening Hiskashrus to the Rebbe and greater devotion to the Rebbe’s Pe’ulos.
The crowd then broke out into a joyous dance, celebrating the Yom Tov of Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the day the Rebbe left his room for the first time after a massive heart attack.
Dessert was followed by Benching and a farbrengen that continued until the wee hours of the morning.
A special booklet was reprinted for the event, entitled “Megilas Rosh Chodesh Kislev”, a summary of the entire story leading up to the Rebbe’s heart attack and the chain of events that followed.
Participants thanked Beis Gavriel, Mr. Davis Abramson, Mr. Harris Sudelsky, Beis Lubavitch, Rabbi Getzel Itzinger, Rabbi Yona Pruss, and Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Vogel, as well as all the Bochurim that helped out for the event. and a special thanks to the Yeshiva Gedola Shluchim for making this possible.
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