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Vishnitz Hasidim build a very big tent
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The Vishnitz Hasidim are preparing for an influx of the sect’s followers from Israel and abroad ahead of the High Holy Days by building a 3,000-square-meter tent in a vacant lot in Bnei Brak. This year, the Vishnitz Hasidim will temporarily leave their center in Bnei Brak’s Kiryat Vishnitz neighborhood and move to the tent complex on Ezra Street. The tent has 2,300 seats for men, another 1,500 places for standing room in bleachers and seating for 1,700 in the women’s section.
The complex has 180 toilet stalls, an air-conditioner weighing 840 tons and 470 light fixtures. Three movable structures in the lot will serve as the temporary home of the movement’s grand rabbi. more@haAretz.com
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