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When groom was two-years-old, he fell out of third-storey window and fully recovered against all odds even though doctor expected irreversible brain damage. Now, at age 19, son of grand rabbi of Sanz Hasidism, Klausenberger Rebbe of Netanya, gets married. Groom and father ride in on horse-drawn carriage in elaborate celebration
Kobi Nahshoni
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It was the wedding of the year in the Hasidic world. More than 10,000 guests arrived at the Sanz Hasidic headquarters in Netanya to celebrate the wedding of Meir Meshulam, son of Sanz Grand Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Halberstam, the Klausenberger Rebbe of Netanya, to his cousin, Bracha Unsdorfer.
The groom, 19, was critically wounded at the age of two when he fell out of a third-floor window. Doctors predicted he would suffer from irreversible brain damage. Against all odds, the boy completely recovered and, over the years, became one of the prodigies of Hasidism's Torah academies. The groom's doctor, who did not give the boy a chance, was invited to the wedding to witness the occasion up close.
Groom and father ride in on horse and carriage (Photo: Moshe Goldstein)
In the past few days, massive tents were erected for the guests. Among the many guests who attended the wedding were grand rabbis from other large Hasidic sects, such as Ger and Belz. The groom and his father, the grand rabbi, were escorted into the ceremony on an ornate horse-drawn carriage accompanied by Hasidic notables, who rode in on horses.
Before the meal, 1,800 chickens, 800 kg (1,764 lbs) of beef, 1.2 tons of carp, and a 30 meter (30 yard) challah were prepared – for the men only. Kitchen manager and Sanz Yeshiva chef, Aharon Levinstein, reported that he worked for a month straight preparing some 19,000 dishes for the wedding and the surrounding celebrations. He said he hasn't been home since last Shabbat.
Notables brought in on horseback (Photo: Moshe Goldstein)
Photo Credit: Dror Garti/Flash90
Thousands of Chasidim attend the wedding of the great-grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe in Netanya, January 02, 2012.
The Sanz Chasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793�) who served as the Rabbi of Nowy Sącz (Sanz, or Tsanz inYiddish). Reb Chayim was known as a man in whose pocket a penny never got warm – because as soon as he’d get it, he’d start looking for someone to give it to.
Sanz is huge in Netanya, and to this day they’re crazy active in collecting for Tzedaka and giving it away.
Still, they look a tad unusual on horseback. And a tad uncomfortable…
Photo: Dror Garti/Flash90
Dror Garti/Flash90
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in the men’s section during a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Thousands of people attended the wedding.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a traditional Jewish wedding of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic followers, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.