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Sefer Torah Falls as Viznitzer Rebbe Opens Aron Kodesh During Shabbos in Nyack

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This past Shabbos, the Viznitzer Rebbe of Monsey spent Shabbos at the Viznitzer campus in Nyack. During Shacharis, an unfortunate incident occurred when the Rebbe opened the Aron Kodesh, which was designed to hold only one Sefer Torah. Due to a tight fit, two Sifrei Torah had been placed inside, and one of them tragically slipped and fell to the ground. Witnesses say the Rebbe attempted to prevent the fall, but it happened too quickly. In respon…
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Shock in the Holy Courtyard of Vizhnitz Monsey: During the last Shabbat, when the Rebbe opened the Ark at the end of the morning prayer for the 'Torah reading', the Torah scroll fell out of the Ark - and fell to the ground, to the pain of all the Hasidic people present. The Rebbe conducted the last Shabbat in the Yeshiva of the Hasidic community in 'Nyheke'. 'Shabbat Square' learned that the Ark in the place is too small to contain more than on…

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monseyscoop.com broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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