Mourning and Orphanage: The Funeral Procession of the Rebbe of Sadigura zt"l • The Details

August 11, 2020   

But in the world of Hasidism: The passing tonight (Tuesday) of the Rebbe of Sadigura, the late Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Friedman, zt"l, a member of the Council of Torah Sages of Agudat Yisrael - who passed away after a serious illness - struck with pain and sorrow all of Haredi Judaism and the world of Hasidism in particular. Regular income from National Insurance? Check your eligibility for a monthly pension today The bed of the Rebbe, who died at Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, was brought to his seminary in Shikun Ha-Ha in Bnei Brak in the middle of the night, to the sound of weeping and cries of grief from the Hasidim. The veil was removed, and candles were lit around his bed. Hasidic activists met with police officers this morning to prepare for the funeral procession in the era of the Corona virus, while adhering to the guidelines. A Haredim 10 reporter notes that the instructions for the funeral procession are being tightened in the Sadigura courtyard: entry to the Beit Midrash hall is only allowed for those over the age of 50. Those under this age will be assisted by women - and the young men in the square. The Rebbe's bed will be in the hall until 2:00 PM. The police are expected to close Hashomer and Ezra streets - where the funeral procession will pass. The funeral procession will leave today at 4:00 PM, since several of the Rebbe's sons, who left for London for a family celebration that took place last night at their uncle's, will arrive by private plane. The son, Rabbi Ephraim Fishel Friedman from the United States, also flew from the United States to attend the funeral procession.

Photo: David Keshet

The funeral will leave from the Sadigura Courtyard Beit Midrash on Gutmacher Street, and will travel via Hashomer Street, to the Rozhin-Sadigura Yeshiva located on Ezra Street - and from there to the Nachalat Yitzhak Home of Life in Givatayim, where the Rebbe, zt"l, will be buried in the plot of the Rozhin Beit Rebbe. It is not yet known which of the sons will be crowned during the funeral procession. The Rebbe left behind six sons. The coronation is expected at the time of the funeral, according to the Rebbe, zt"l's will. And these are his six sons: • His son, Rabbi Mordechai Shalom Yosef, son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Yehuda Horowitz, the Rebbe of Boston • His son, Rabbi Ephraim Fishel, son-in-law of the Rebbe of Rofschitz in the United States • His son, Rabbi Aharon Dov Ber, rabbi of the Hasidim of Sedigora in London • His son, Eliyahu Elyakim Getzil, son-in-law of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam, rabbi of the Pashkowitz community in Lekod • His son, Yitzhak Yehoshua Heshil, son-in-law of Rabbi Asher Sternbuch, rabbi of the Ohel Yaakov Beit Midrash in Antwerp • His son, the young Shimon

Photo: David Keshet