General “Pan” Reading

At 12 PM today Gimmel Tammuz, the General “pidyon nefesh” on behalf of Anash and temimim all over the world was read at the Ohel.

Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov, chairman of the international Agudas Chasidei Chabad in an emotional tone read the “Pan” as members of Aguch, heads of shluchim, mashpiim and rabbis and the mass crowd that was there stood by.

The reading of the Pan took a long time. Among the topics mentioned in it were the expansion of the Rebbe’s institutions all over the world, strengthening the hiskashrus of the Rebbe and Temimim, a request that those who have abandoned the Torah way should return to it, a blessing for all those in need of childrentrue joy in the home of every member of Anash, a blessing for Sholom bayis for those who need it, reverting 770 it should be conducted in the spirit of the Rebbe’s will under the leadership of Aguch, furtherance of the Rebbe’s mivtzoim, that all of the institutions should be extracted from their financial distress and flourish both spiritually and materially, a request that unity reign among Anash in the Crown Heights neighborhood in accordance with the will of the Rebbe and a list of other issues on the Chabad agenda.

Following the reading of the Pan the crowd sang Tzomo Lecho Nafshi and Hu Elokeinu.