MK Zvi Sukkot celebrated the 19th of Kislev in the plenum: "We are connecting with the Great Light" • Watch

Aryeh Rivkind
December 9, 2025   
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Knesset Channel

MK Zvi Sukkot of Religious Zionism delivered a special speech last night (Monday) in the Knesset plenary session on the occasion of the 19th of Kislev, the 'Holiday of Redemption' of the founder of Chabad Hasidism, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Ladi, author of 'HaTanya' - which is celebrated by Chabad Hasidic followers all over the world.

In his words, Sukkot described the feelings of tension and waiting of thousands of Jews during the imprisonment of the Tanya author: "227 years ago, a Jew sat alone in a prison in Russia, for a false crime. Jews all over the world prayed for his release, not because he was famous, but because he touched their souls, changed their lives. He wrote the first orderly way to approach God - the Tanya.".

At the end of his speech, he wished the Chabad followers of Sukkot: "Happy holiday, we too connect with the great light of the Baal Tanya.".


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