The Court Permitted the Construction of Rabbi Berland's Large Sukkah

In a hearing held this morning at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, the court rejected the request to prohibit the construction of the Sukkah of the Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a (may he live long and good days).

After opponents of the community tried last year to restrict the steps of thousands of Breslov Chassidim led by the Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, they attempted again this year under various strange pretexts to prevent the construction of the giant Sukkah. A petition was filed by a resident of the street to the city's Magistrate's Court.

In a hearing held on the eve of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the court issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the construction of the giant Sukkah until the hearing held this morning, during which the court rejected the request to ban the Sukkah's construction.

A representative of the municipality noted during the hearing: "There is no reason for the Shuvu Banim community to be discriminated against; just as other Chassidic groups set up a Sukkah, they also have that right. We will act to maintain public order."

"I am happy that today it was proven that the law for Shuvu Banim Chassidim is exactly the same as for all other Chassidic groups," stated Itamar Ben Gvir, the legal representative for the Shuvu Banim community. "The court made this clear; it cannot be that some Shuvu Banim Chassidim should suffer from harassment. I am glad the court accepted our arguments that there should be no discrimination between one Chassidic group and another."

"This was a baseless attempt led behind the scenes by people trying to fight and harm the community," noted Beni Machlav of the Shuvu Banim Chassidim. "They sought to destroy our Sukkah for the second year in a row and discriminate against us compared to other Chassidic courts based on empty claims. We are happy that the court used common sense and, just like last year, approved the continued construction of the Sukkah. We will act in accordance with the needs of the neighborhood residents, as we have done in previous years."

The Shuvu Banim community welcomes this great success and invites all of the People of Israel to participate in all the holiday events, and specifically, the yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of our teacher, the breath of our nostrils, the holy Tzaddik Rebbe Nachman of Breslov zt"l (of blessed memory), which takes place this coming Thursday night.

The Sukkah will be open to all communities, featuring the greatest stars of Chassidic music.