By COLlive reporter
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has announced that it will close in May 2017 after 146 years of operation, citing declining attendance and high operating costs.
Yet Chabad in Kharkov still managed to pull off a crowd of 2,000 people this week for its annual Purim extravaganza at the Kharkov Circus in is the second-largest city in Ukraine.
The early morning program on Sunday began with the kindergarten and school performing – accompanied by the Cheder and Yeshiva Ktana drumming band.
The vice governor and vice mayor proudly spoke of how Purim celebrates the Jews victory against their enemies and Chief Rabbi Moishe Moskovitz pointed out that the full crowd at such an early hour shows that the victory is still continuing in our days.
Shliach Rabbi Levi Raices came in full costume to read the megillah, accompanied by clowns and the cheder boys who encouraged the crowd to drown out Haman’s name.
The Stars students celebrated in the Kharkov Kosher Restaurant ‘Mestechko’. Over 250 people joined the Grand Purim Seuda at the Sea in the city’s shul in the afternoon. The Kollel Torah came dressed as sailors and pirates and till the late hours danced and sang with the true Purim spirit.
Beautiful to see pirates with beards – chassidim in disguise –
so imaginative and creative and a real kiddush hashem. Yasher koach on giving so many people marerial and ruchniusdike nachas!
wow the main thing is you all had a nice time and that is the most ignorant good job