The annual yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim took place on Wednesday.
Hundreds attended the annual memorial for Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim, on the 128th anniversary of her passing. Menucha Rochel was a matriarch of the Hebron community and daughter of the second Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Dovber Schneuri. Both Jews and non-Jews, Sephardic and Ashkenazic sought her advice and blessings.
Services took place at the ancient synagogue of Hebron followed by evening prayers at the Tomb of Machpela and a festive gathering at the Gutnick Center.
Organizers stated they arranged the day to be a symbol of unity in trying times and call for a spirit of strength and hope.
Among those who spoke were Sarah Nachshon, a pioneer of the renewed Jewish community, Rabbi Ze’ev Dov Slonim, a decendant of Menucha Rochel, and many top Chabad officials from around the country including Rabbi Danny Cohen, who with his wife Batsheva, heads the local Chabad house.
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