Who Brought Hagbah and Gelilah for $100,000?
In Lubavitch, the Mitzvos would be “sold” on Shabbos Bereishis, with the Gabai, while wearing a Shtraimel, auctioning off the Aliyos, the opening of the Aron, the Sifrei Torah for Kol Nidrei, and the other “Kibbudim.” Here, we present the full list of all the auctioned-off “Kibbudim” and their purchasers • Full Story, List
By Chabadinfo Reporter
In Lubavitch, the Mitzvos would be “sold” on Shabbos Bereishis, with the Gabai, while wearing a Shtraimel, auctioning off the Aliyos, the opening of the Aron, the Sifrei Torah for Kol Nidrei, and the other “Kibbudim”.
Many of these honors come with great merit and Brachos, such as children, wealth, and long life, and no sum is too large to secure such Brachos in the Rebbe’s Shul. All the revenue would be sanctioned towards the Rebbe’s Shul, Lubavitch She’b’Lubavitch.
Earlier this week, Chabadinfo reported on the top-priced mitzvos that were on Shabbos Bereishis in 770. Here, we present the full list of all the auctioned-off “Kibbudim” and their purchasers:
The right to hagbah and gelilah of the Sefer Torah on Shabbos for the entire year was purchased by R’ Refael Montilio for a record $100,000.
Pesicha for Ne’ilah on Yom Kippur sold to Refael Beasri for a whopping $85,000.
Maftir Yona was sold to Rabbi Geideon Menachem and Sheli Grasyani for a record $73,000. (Last year it sold for “just” $55,000 and $32,000 in 5784).
To open the Aron for Morid Hageshem on Simchas Torah was purchased together by a group of French Chassidim in Netanya for $50,000.
Opening the Aron for Kol Nidrei was sold for $30,000 to Rabbi Shmuel Spritzer.
The merit of purchasing the Aliya of Choson Torah was purchased by Rabbi Avraham Alush for the sum of $20,000.
The merit of purchasing the Aliya of Choson Bereishis to then give that honor to the Rebbe was purchased by Rabbi Tzemach Eizkavitch, for the sum of $40,000.
Presenting the Sefer Torah to the Rebbe by Hakafos on Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah were sold for amounts in the range of $20,000 and $25,000.
To open the Aron for Yomim Noraim was sold to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Wilansky for $15,000.
The grand sum of all the mitzvos sold for $739,350.
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