The approval was granted specifically on the date known within the community as the “Day of Rescue," marking the anniversary of the rescue of Belz’s spiritual leaders, Rabbi Aharon of Belz and his brother Rabbi Mordechai of Biłgoraj, from the Holocaust. Construction of the current center began over forty years ago, but the rapid growth of the hasidic community has made the existing structure too crowded. Simultaneously, the Heichal Hatishim - known among hasidim as the "groyseh shtib" (great hall) - will be rebuilt as a vast structure with surrounding galleries, in order to accommodate the tens of thousands of hasidim who come from around the world.
Author: Israel National News
Published at: 2026-01-31 22:13:48
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