Hasidim Dance For Shalit's Release
"Thousands" of Miskolc hasidim dance for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit's release, scheduled for Tuesday, claiming their rebbe's prayers facilitated the deal.
The Miskolc rebbe
Thousands of Hasidim dance for Shalit
Miskolc Rebbe's followers dedicate Water Drawing Festival to kidnapped soldier's impending release. 'The people of Israel's power of prayer and unity brought the soldier home,' says rabbi
Eli Mandelbaum • Ynet
Thousands of Miskolc Hasidim on Thursday dedicated their celebration of Simchat Beit Hashoeivah (the Water Drawing Festival) to the impending release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.
The Miskolc Rebbe's followers attributed to the release to their leaders' prayers, while the rabbi said that the power of prayer of unity expressed by the people of Israel was what led to the captive's return.
The Water Drawing Festival is celebrated every night on the intermediary days of Sukkot, but this year the good news was at the focus of the celebrations held in Petah Tikva.
"This agreement could not be executed for a long time," Rabbi Shalom Berger told Ynet, "and suddenly everyone gave in and agreed. What happened? Nothing has changed. It's the same conditions, more or less. But the people of Israel's power of prayer and unity added this joy to the holiday celebration."
The Rebbe further added, "It's not a coincidence that he is being released on Tuesday, the eve of Hoshana Rabbah (the seventh day of Sukkot). Hoshana Rabbah means great salvations."
funny they never mention the other times when prayers did not help
I guess they still have not learned the fundamentals of cause and effect
Posted by: seymour | October 17, 2011 at 07:40 AM
At least they're happy he's being released unlike others...
Posted by: ultra haredi lite | October 17, 2011 at 07:45 AM
why not take some credit for this release it doesnt cost them money and this is their trade mark lies lies and more lies their whole life is on humongus lie so this is natural for the them to claim
Posted by: jancsipista | October 17, 2011 at 08:11 AM
Posted by: jancsipista | October 17, 2011 at 08:11 AM
I truly think they believe this nonsenses
Posted by: seymour | October 17, 2011 at 08:38 AM
seymour- you can beleive in something but beleiving has nothing to do with reality its a mindset,
Posted by: jancsipista | October 17, 2011 at 08:58 AM
This is an amazing sense of unity for Israel. The fact that the "Ultra" orthodox are uniting to pray for a non-religious person just because he is a fellow jew is inspirational. We need to watch our borders to ensure that breaches of this nature never occur again.
Posted by: Khan'tzadak | October 17, 2011 at 09:57 AM
dont ANY of these fools ask why their prayers didnt work to cause gilad to be able to escape or be rescued? what good were the prayers if the cost of his freedom was the release of scores of murderers? i'm pretty sure the deal would have been the same without any prayers to the god who wanted him kidnapped in the first place.
and if one of the terrorists being released kills 10 israelis in the future will these same guys admit that their prayers were responsible for those 10 deaths?
a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Posted by: ah-pee-chorus | October 17, 2011 at 10:22 AM
ah-pee-choru- this is nothing but a mind game by theese hassidim like everything else in their lifes its a game for their entertainment
Posted by: jancsipista | October 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Makes me think of the little chassid I saw down in DC over first day Moed; wearing a touristy "ZAHAL" generic camo baseball cap. More power to them.
Posted by: pierre | October 17, 2011 at 10:55 AM
"The Miskolc Rebbe's followers attributed to the release to their leaders' prayers."
This is yet another example of Haredim exploiting a national event to promote their own movement.
Posted by: shish | October 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Maybe Israel would be better served if they all joined the IDF or at least got real jobs.
Posted by: David | October 17, 2011 at 04:18 PM
++ultra haredi lite | October 17, 2011 at 07:45 AM++
Good point. I was shocked to be reading so many frumma opinions on the other websites opposed to the deal, and all of them saying they would be ok if Shalit was killed instead. It only solidified what I already thought of the VIN and CH.info crowd.
Posted by: WoolSilkCotton | October 17, 2011 at 04:41 PM
how many chassidim does this clown have?
Posted by: chaim | October 17, 2011 at 06:12 PM
He has one of the best kittels evah! Streimel, not so much.
Posted by: Daniel Herzl Ben-Dov | October 18, 2011 at 12:37 AM
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=242220
he IDF confirmed on Tuesday morning that Gilad Schalit is now on Israeli soil. Moments earlier, Egyptian TV on released video footage of Gilad Schalit in Egypt.
The IDF confirmed that Schalit had been officially released and identified and will pass through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
Posted by: jvliv | October 18, 2011 at 03:50 AM
If they believe that in the merrit of their prayers, God somehow wanted
Gilad Shalit freed, they will also have to admit that he must have wanted Walid Anjas, who received 36 life sentences over a 2002 attack on a Jerusalem bar that killed 11 Israelis, and Nasr Yateyma, who was convicted of planning the 2002 Passover bombing which killed 29 to be free as well.
Tough pill to swallow.
Posted by: HadEnuff | October 18, 2011 at 06:15 AM
now that the gilad miracle has truely been acheived and he is back home in Israel, let us consider a new dance for the freedom of our blessed saintly most cherished son of chabad sholom m ru... something or other.
Posted by: ahad ha-am | October 18, 2011 at 06:30 AM