LONG READS → THE MOMENT Issue 864 · June 9, 2021

Living Higher: A Shepherd and the Youngest Members of the Flock

Late at night, after the mitzvah tantz was over, the streets of Ramat Vizhnitz in Haifa came alive

Living Higher: A Shepherd and the Youngest Members of the Flock

In accordance with safety regulations, the wedding was held in a Haifa stadium rather than in a massive packed beis medrash, and the children had to content themselves with taking part in the wedding via a livestream. It just wasn’t the same as being there in person.

But late at night, after the mitzvah tantz was over, the streets of Ramat Vizhnitz in Haifa came alive as the Seret-Vizhnitz Rebbe returned. Then, he asked that all the children join him in the street — and the Rebbe and the large circle of young boys formed a circle, just them, a personal moment between a shepherd and the youngest members of the flock.

 

(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 864)

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