The city of Prague hosted a series of events to commemorate the 400th yahrtzeit of the Maharal, Rabbi Yehudah Loew (1520–1609).
At the two week-long street fair in the old city, Chabad of the Czech Republic operated a couple of stands and booths for the thousands of Jews visiting.
Rabbi Manis Barash and his staff offered the men to lay Tefillin and say a prayer. They also sold Jewish books, Judaica and other memorabilia.
But their most popular booth was the Kosher stand selling fresh and tasty Jewish food.
On Elul 18, the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, a large Farbrengen took place at the Chabad House.
The crowd was addressed by Rabbi Baras, Rabbi Meir Berkowitz and Shmuel Mica, the Israeli Consul to the city.
The next morning, after Shacharis prayer at Chabad, a group went to visit the tomb of the Maharal of Prague, a Torah scholar and the creator of the mighty Golem.
I was in Prague Barash you are the best! kol hakavod
what is the inyan of the maharal if u just put up another teffilin stand on a friday
i love u
Yes!! That’s the point! To associate the Maharal (and any other Tzadik, for that matter,) with authentic Judaism!
I was in Prague myself for a summer, and can vouch that when I told the tourists vechulu that the Maharal was Frum and wore Teffilin and learnt Torah a whole day, they were surprised.
And besides, our chabad dynasty traces itself – both geneticly and theologically – to the Maharal.
very nice we love you
i thought it was American?
setting up kosher food and putting teffilin on people know how does that commemorate the maharal of prague or express his legacy and tribute to history and thought i mean u can do this for any tzaddik help non religious jews do a mitzvah but what does that have to do with the maharal how does that differentiate the difference between maharal baba sali rambam or pinchas ben yair in this respect its all the same
just a thought same goes for the rebbe maharash and the mittler rebbe what difference does it make
moshe motel .. lots of naces , may u hav a gut-gezunt yor