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In a historic step of unity and honor for Torah, the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a sent an official, distinguished delegation of the administrators of the Vizhnitz mosdos in Williamsburg, R' Yehuda Leib Lorenz and R' Hersh Leib Rosenberg, to the Rav of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel, R' Dovid Eckstein, regarding the matter of the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam for the time of the start of night.

The delegation conveyed on behalf of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a to the Rav, R' Dovid, who had been part of the delegation on behalf of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a several weeks ago, that the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a accepts with the utmost seriousness the request of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a that in the area of the city of Kiryas Joel, one should conduct oneself according to the rulings of the founder, the Divrei Yoel zy"a. This Shabbos, IY"H, it will be announced in the beis medrash of Vizhnitz chassidim in Williamsburg and in Bloomingrove, the clear directive of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a that from today onward, Vizhnitz chassidim in the vicinity of the city of Kiryas Joel should follow the local custom, and not perform, Heaven forbid, any melacha on Motzei Shabbos and Yom Tov before the time of tzeis hakochavim according to Rabbeinu Tam.

In addition, the esteemed delegation conveyed on behalf of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a that with his presence in the vicinity of Kiryas Joel, he wishes to try to help with whatever he can toward the spiritual growth of the holy city under the guidance of the holy Rav of the place, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and not, Heaven forbid, stand in the way of any measure to strengthen religion and raise the glory of the city.

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