A group for men, is being organized to visit the holy gravesite of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi in Ukraine for his yartzeit on Chof Daled Teves.
Accompanying the group will be Rabbi YY Jacobson, one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today and dean of the virtual classroom TheYeshiva.net.
The group will be departing from JFK airport on Tuesday afternoon, December 24th and returning Sunday afternoon, December 29th.
Weather permitting, the itinerary will include visits to the tziyun gravesites of the Maggid of Mezritch and Reb Zusha of Anipoli in Anipoli, the Baal Shem Tov in Mezhibuzh, Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berdichov in Berdichov and the Mitteler Rebbe in Niezhin.They will arrive in Haditch late Thursday night and spend Shabbos there, as the actual yartzeit is on Friday.
Farbrengens will take place in the newly completed Heichal Admur HaZaken, the hospitality center built by the late philanthropist Sami Rohr OBM. They will depart to Niezhin on Motzei Shabbos and then to Kiev early Sunday morning and from there back to JFK.
Organizers said the price is not yet fixed as it depends on how many people will be joining. It will include airfare, travel expenses in Ukraine, accommodations, and food.
Limited space available. To guarantee a spot and for more information, please call Gershon Chaimson at 718-207-2910 or e-mail him @ gchaimson@gmail.com.