In a pastoral atmosphere at the Barkan Winery complex in Kibbutz Hulda: Last night (Thursday), the 'Sheva Brachot' celebration was celebrated for Rabbi Shalom Dovber and his wife Rivka Wolf - the children of Chabad emissaries, the rabbi of the city of Odessa, Rabbi Avraham Wolf, and the rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
The grand celebration organized by the Union of Jewish Communities in the former Soviet Union, led by Chabad emissaries Rabbi David Mondschein and Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Peles, and the director of the educational arm "Drachno" Rabbi Shlomo Ne'eman, was attended by Chabad emissaries from around the world, including the representative of the Center for Educational Affairs Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotlarsky, senior ministers, members of Knesset, businessmen, media figures and tycoons.
Among the guests were: Chief Rabbi Rabbi Kalman Bar, Chairman of 'Magen Lakhola' Benny Fischer, Minister of Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf, Minister of Social Affairs Yaakov Margi, Minister of Health Uriel Bosso, Minister of Communications Shlomo Kari, Minister of Energy Eli Cohen, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Yuli Edelstein, MK Itamar Ben Gvir, former MK Meshulam Nahari, MK Osher Shekalim and MK Rabbi Yitzhak Pindros.
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The event was attended by friends of the families, led by Chief Rabbi Rabbi Bar, who delivered an enthusiastic and moving speech about the mission revolution in the Commonwealth led by the Rebbe's emissaries.
Another notable speech was by Rabbi Lazar, who spoke about the unforgettable Chabad speaker Rabbi Arake Wolf, may God have mercy on him - after whom the groom is named. The event was enlivened by singer Nemuel Harosh and the 'Heart and Spring' choir with the male vocalist Naor Karmi.
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