Shock in Ponevezh Yeshiva as Torah falls on floor during Shabbat
Students waiting to hear from their rabbis whether they should fast after witnessing Torah scroll fall to the floor during morning prayers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/365221
Students and staff at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak were shocked when a Torah scroll fell on the floor in front of hundreds of people during morning prayers on Shabbat.
Religious Jews have a custom of fasting after witnessing a Torah scroll fall on the ground, which is considered a bad sign. Giving charity is another common response.
The students immediately began to discuss whether this occurrence means they must undertake an additional fast in the coming week, which includes the fast of the Tenth of Tevet. They are awaiting instructions from the rabbis at the yeshiva on how to proceed.
Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman was also shocked when he learned what had happened and stated that the falling of the Torah scroll meant that they had to "do teshuva" (repentance).
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Tear gas used in Ponevezh Yeshiva brawl
Police remove all students from Beit Midrash after brawl breaks out between rival factions during afternoon prayers.
More violence at the Ponevezh Yeshiva: Students from the 'haters' faction used tear gas against students from the 'terrorist' faction' during afternoon prayers in the Beit Midrash. Police were summoned to the scene to break up the brawl and removed all students from the Beit Midrash.
The fight was the latest in a longstanding dispute between the two factions over control of the yeshiva and the division of its territory. The supporters of Rabbi Shmuel Markovitz on the one hand, nicknamed the "haters," and Rabbi Eliezer Kahaneman's rival camp, called the "terrorists" have long been at loggerheads and tensions frequently lead to violence.
On Tuesday, Rabbi Aryeh Kahaneman, the son of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Eliezer Kahaneman, was beaten by students from the rival faction and taken to Tel Hashomer hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/304847
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Students from Jerusalem Faction attack son of Rosh Yeshiva in middle of study hall. leading to his hospitalization. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/304703
The riots inside the Ponevezh Yeshiva Hall in Bnei Brak have resumed, with students from the 'Jerusalem Faction' beat one of the teachers today. One of the students also spat on him.
Rabbi Aryeh Kahaneman, the son of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Eliezer Kahaneman, was the victim of the attack. He was taken to Tel Hashomer hospital.
The quarrel was part of a longstanding dispute between the two factions over control of the yeshiva and the division of its territory. The supporters of Rabbi Shmuel Markovitz on the one hand, nicknamed the "haters," and Rabbi Eliezer Kahaneman's rival camp, called the "terrorists" have long been at loggerheads and tensions frequently lead to violence.
The flagship Yeshiva of Lithuanian haredi Judaism has been roiled by the power struggle between the two for over twenty years, and both sides observe an uneasy status quo, in which campus space in Bnei Brak is evenly divided between the two factions.
1 comment:
It seems obvious because of this infighting with their own, that is why they are getting a warning from Above, by the holy Torah falling in shul - H' Yerachem. They must make up between themselves and fast, give tzedakah and mainly make shalom amongst themselves. Believe this was a warning!
We need achdut among all our people, yeshivish, chasidic, ashkenazic & sephardic, etc., then Moshiach will surely show up in a blink of an eye.
mavin
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