Annually, during death anniversary of Tzadik Elimelech Weissblum thousands of devout ultra-orthodox Jews perform the pilgrimage to the Lezajsk in Poland to pay respects at the Great Jewish leader burial site. Religious rites include laying prayers on his grave, dances, singing to using him as a proxy to communicate to with God. It is also believed that a visit on the Rabbis grave will ensure faithful will not dying in sin. This is the traditional ceremony of Hassid Jews. Number of visitors mostly from Israel and America have exceeded 20 000 every year.
Lezajsk, Poland – March 31, 2024: Members of the Jewish diasphora during the 2024 pilgrimage of Hasidic Jews from around the world to the grave of Tzadik Elimelech Weissblum in Leżajsk near Rzeszów in South-Eastern Poland.
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