Shavuot at the Western Wall: The tens of thousands of pilgrims who came to the remains of our temple on Shavuot participated in a magnificent and festive Kiddusha Rava initiated by 'Kollel Chabad'.
In recent decades, the Kollel has been concerned with the well-being of pilgrims, continuing a long-standing tradition, begun by the pioneer Nikadimon Ben-Gurion, who ensured that cisterns of cold, refreshing water were prepared for all pilgrims who flocked to the Temple.
Each year, a personalized food kit awaits the pilgrims, including cheesecake, a cold drink, and grape juice. This year, for the first time, the initiative was expanded by a festive Kiddusha Rava, with rich and varied refreshments, with the assistance of the Meromim Foundation.
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The initiative is intended to make it easier for the people of the House of Israel, who are tramping the streets of Jerusalem with their feet. When they come to the Holy Place and the Temple in the midst of the holiday of Shavuot, they will have the opportunity to quench their thirst and taste the best of the refreshments that will be served on the Kiddusha Rava tables.
On the eve of the holiday, a huge and spectacular sign was hung, proclaiming "Kiddusha Rava - Shavuot 5744.".
In advance, the large packaging plant of 'Kollel Chabad' worked around the clock to package the personal kits. The distribution of the personal kits made it possible to take 'food for the journey', and even when the sun was blazing, the pilgrims went up to stop, sip a cold drink, rest, taste the delicious cakes, and gain strength for the rest of the journey home.
On each package, under the logo of the 'Beit HaTevshiel Eshel Jerusalem' operated by the 'Kollel', was printed the call of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: We have built Arabs in our own time - to gather the children and the little ones to hear the Ten Commandments in the synagogue during the reading of the Torah on Shavuot.
The large distribution for pilgrims was made possible through collaboration with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, with the assistance of the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Places, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz.
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