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Shofar Sounded for the first time since 1942!

(AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

NOVI SAD, Serbia [CHI] –- Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia, the former Yugoslavia. In 1942 the holocaust devastated the Jewish community there, killing all of its 800 members. Now for the first time in over 55 years Rabbis Motti Seligson and Saadya Notik both from New York blew the Shofar in front of the synagogue in Novi Sad.

Motti and Saadya were sent out on Merkos Shlichus by Merkos Linyonai Chinuch where they have been visiting countries of the former Yugoslavia as well Bosnia and Hungry as a part of Chabad-Lubavitch’s global Jewish enrichment program.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

(AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)
(AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)
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20 Comments

  • Tamir

    Saadya is awesome. Three weeks ago he was on tour with Matisyahu, enriching the experience of Jews all over the country, now he’s in Serbia, making headlines. Go Saadya.

  • L-chaim!

    These pictures are amazing. You can actually feel the energy in these Shluchim.

    To a safe return…to Yerushalayim!

  • Miri & Chaim T

    Motty & Saadya, you guys rock.
    All those people saying Shema. That is really powerful!!

  • CHer

    I think you missed the fact that a mezuzah was affixed to the shul for the first time since the Holocaust.

    "The shofar, a ram’s horn, was being blown here, and the mezuzah was affixed on the synagogue’s door frame for the first time since the 1942 Holocaust of over 800 members of the Jewish community in Vojvodina province."
    -AP

    http://news.yahoo.com/photo…

  • You rock!

    Extremely touching. Every corner of the world untouched!!! You guys look great!! Go Sadj and Motti.

  • Devora s

    What a beautiful visual that is with all those yidden saying Shema. Kol Hakovod!! You are what makes us proud to be Chabad. Much much hatzlocho.

  • batya

    BS"D

    wow. go saadya.
    never knew i could find jews in my country.
    maybe i shuld go back. how bout montengero?
    batya

  • batya

    BS"D

    saad, again, im very proud of you
    it was nice seeing u today. was on my way
    to an interview actually and i shared this
    story with the lady who was kinda asking
    questions about chabad. when she heard this
    she simply got the chills.
    if u need any balkan info, ur sister mim has
    my info…
    yashker koach
    batya

  • mebahel/serbia

    shalom, i have spoken with saadya and motti in sombor/serbia, best regards from our little comunity from sombor/serbia, my name is mebahel

  • Shome Yisroel Seldowitz

    Yashar kochachem!

    It was great seeing you Rabbi Moti Selegson, my old neighbor, and his counterpart doing the Rebbe’s shlichus in Serbia.

    Go from stregth to strength!