Ask Vayeshev 86 Q. Moreinu Harav Shlit’a. Someone mentioned in shul today (Dec 9 2025) that the day was a very special day for some of our members, as it is the 19 day of Kislev, or י"ט כסלו on the luach. What is so special about it?
A.The 19th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, is celebrated by some Chasidim groups as the Yom Hilula or Yohrzait (anniversaryof the death), of the Maggid of Mezritch, the well known successor of the Baal Shem Tov (the founder of Hassidism), who died on this date on year 1772,
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Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman Horav, Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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