The split in the Sadigura Hasidism between a number of brothers struggling for the Rebbe's chair, resulted in one of the brothers holding the wedding celebration for the Rebbe's brother this evening in the courtyard - without the presence of the groom himself
You may have heard of soap without soap, but a wedding without a groom is definitely a novelty: in Sadigura Hasidism in Bnei Brak, the wedding celebration for the Rebbe's younger brother will be held tonight with the participation of hundreds of followers - but without the groom's participation.
The former Rebbe of Sadigura died nearly two years ago in his fifties after suffering from cancer. He left several sons, but surprisingly decided in his will to appoint one of the younger sons as his successor.
The eldest son did not accept the evil of the decree, and started a war against the appointment of his youngest son, Joshua Heshil, as Rebbe - while his mother, the wife of the previous Rebbe, joined him and announced that after consulting with senior rabbis the community leadership would be divided between the brothers.
Most of the Hasidim, who adhered to the will of the previous Rebbe, saw this as a declaration of war on the will of the late Rebbe and the leadership of the youngest son, Joshua Heshil. Thus the will led to a severe split in Hasidism and a split within the family as the mother, the wife of the deceased, waged war against her son who led most of the Hasidim.
Tonight the youngest brother in the family gets married, having never gotten married in his father's life. Due to the tension, the younger Rebbe, who is in the family above the groom - Joshua Heshil who was crowned by his father as his successor, was not invited to the wedding organized by the mother - who opposes his leadership and supports the eldest son. , Yehoshua Heshil, to announce that the Hasidim will come to the Beit Midrash to celebrate with their Rabbi the joy of the wedding for his brother, after, as stated, he was not invited to it.
