Watch: The next video in the Highlights from 770 series features scenes from immediately after Yom Kippur and the eve of Sukkos in 1989 (5750).
Conclusion of Yom Kippur:
Footage from the moments immediately following Yom Kippur, including the Havdalah ceremony and the Sanctification of the Moon.
Eve of Sukkos:
The Rebbe chooses the Four Kinds to be used on Sukkos and select elder Chassidim and guests representing their respective countries receive the Four Kinds. Each receives a blessing from the Rebbe: “May this Mitzvah enable you to draw down spiritual energy to bless the entire year.”
Chassidim from around the world gift the Rebbe with Esrogim and receive a blessing.
The Rebbe’s secretaries and other dignitaries take from the remaining species and are blessed by the Rebbe.
Rabbi Dovid Raskin and the Yeshiva students prepare the Four Kinds for the Rebbe.
Film Credit: Sholom Ber Goldstein, WLCC
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