"Therefore Zion weeps bitterly, and Yerushalayim raises her voice"

With shattered hearts, tonight, the night of 7 Adar, the funeral procession took place for the two damaged Sifrei Torah and holy writings, may Hashem avenge them, from the terrible fire at our kehilla's building and holy mosdos in the holy city of Yerushalayim.

The procession took place in the plaza of our great beis medrash, Berach Moshe, on Rechov Yonah in the holy city of Yerushalayim, with the participation of hundreds of our chassidim in Eretz Yisroel, old and young, together with thousands of residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim, led by the Rabbonim HaGeonim shlit"a and the members of the Beis Din Tzedek of the Eida HaChareidis, who accompanied the two Sifrei Torah, together with all the sacred articles, with bitter weeping.

Beginning at approximately 7:00 in the evening in Eretz Yisroel, the two damaged Sifrei Torah were brought out to the plaza of our great beis medrash, together with the many tefillin and other sacred articles. HaRav R' Yaakov Mendel Neulinger shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla and the permanent baal tefilla of the Yamim Noraim, began reciting chapters of Tehillim, and then recited the kinos of Tisha B'Av over the terrible loss, continuing with various chapters of Tehillim.

Afterward, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a, began his solemn words with bitter weeping and aroused the entire assembly to teshuva and to correct their deeds. After his address, the dayan shlit"a recited the "Vidui" together with the entire assembly with great arousal.

Next, HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Shimon Yitzchak Schlesinger shlit"a, a member of the Beis Din Tzedek, spoke words of eulogy, chizuk and arousal.

After the address, the posek hador, master of the holy land, Maran the Rav Av Beis Din of Yerushalayim shlit"a arrived. A chapter of Tehillim was recited, and then the Rav shlit"a delivered holy words in a voice hewing flames of fire, words of arousal, strengthening himself in matters that require strengthening. He said that the Satan is working against all these good efforts to uphold the faith, through the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and he asked that people help rebuild the great and holy building in full splendor and glory, which will be the best answer to the Satan, and that "the glory of this latter House shall be greater than the former." He concluded with his holy blessings.

Afterward, HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Mendel Neulinger shlit"a recited the selichos "Ezkera Elokim," and together with the assembly accepted upon themselves "the yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven."

Then the gabbaim of the Chevra Kadisha recited a chapter of Tehillim, and the two donors of the Sifrei Torah, R' Dovid Frei shlit"a and R' Moshe Abramowitz shlit"a, recited Kaddish Yasom with bitter weeping.

After the funeral, R' Yissachar Jacobs, director of our holy mosdos in Yerushalayim, announced the entire order of tomorrow's day of tefilla and fasting with weeping and lamentation, in accordance with the holy instructions of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

At around 8:45 the entire assembly began escorting the Sifrei Torah, as the streets of Yerushalayim were black with the thousands of escorts who accompanied the two damaged Sifrei Torah and all the sacred articles with deep sorrow and brokenness on the way to Har HaMenuchos.

"And let all the House of Israel bewail the burning which Hashem has kindled"

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