From Days Gone By: Yuli’s Chupah Behind the Iron Curtain

During his moving and inspirational speech at the International Kinus Hashluchim Sunday evening, speaker of the Israeli Knesset Yuli Edelstein spoke briefly about his marriage to his wife Tanya, OBM, whilst they were still ‘refusniks’ trapped in the USSR.

The wedding was arranged, Yuli said, by Chabad Chasidim who worked with Mesiras Nefesh to keep the Jewish spark alive during those trying times, led by Rabbi Yaakov Emanuel Shochet, OBM.

Following the Chupah, the gathered Chasidim humorously gave Yuli the title ‘Baal HaTanya.’

A photo of their Chuppah was obtained by Shturem.net, and is republished here with their permission.