Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Bereaved father Leo Dee makes request of Hasidic leader
The Sadigora Rebbe of Jerusalem paid the Dee family a condolence visit after the family lost mother Lucy and sisters Maia and Rina in a terror attack earlier this month.
During the visit, Rabbi Leo Dee asked the Sadigora Rebbe if he waves the Israeli flag, and received a positive response. Afterwards, he asked if the Sadigora Rebbe would be willing to recite the Hallel prayer - a prayer of thanks and praise - on Israel's Independence Day. To this query, the Rebbe responded by telling a story.
"My uncle, who in his time was the Sadigora Rebbe, lived in Vienna between the First and Second World Wars," he said. "When the Nazis rose to power, they brought him to the streets of Vienna to clean the streets. He made a promise and said, 'If G-d will be with me, and the Master of the World saves me from this horror, when I reach the Land of Israel, I will clean the streets of Israel."
The Sadigora Rebbe continued, "He indeed did get up early in the morning and clean the streets of Tel Aviv. He did not tell anyone the reason why he did it, even when his followers questioned him as to why he was doing this."
"This custom, of a love of the Land of Israel, is in our blood. And I think that we need to work more on loving every Jew, no matter how he dresses or what his opinions are. We will take this upon ourselves, and I think that the Hallel will come on its own," he concluded.
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