After recently announcing his engagement, the Kaliver Rebbe Shlita was married on Lag B�Omer night to Moras Sheindel Malinik, 60, of Kiryas Herzog in Bnei Brak in a quiet private ceremony.

After making the decision to remarry the rebbe asked his gabbaim to find a quiet private place for the chupah, which they did. The rebbe insisted on absolute secrecy and discretion and the chupah was held under a veil of privacy. The chupah took place in Har Shmuel, which is affiliated with Rav Moshe Klein of Chinuch Atzmai, in the N�vei Yaakov area of the capital.

The rebbe davened maariv with his chassidim as usual, and then took part in the Lag B�Omer bonfire, concluding with the rebbe making a l�chaim with his chassidim. The rebbe left at 22:00, escorted by his closed aides, traveling to Har Shmuel where they were prepared and waiting.

Those present described the rebbe as �a burning fire� and added �he appeared to be in a higher place, in a different world�.

Among those present from the rebbe�s side were HaRav HaChossid Binyomin Kirshenbaum, HaRav Saltsburg from Belgium, as well as a close supporter who traveled to Eretz Yisrael from England to take part in the special simcha.

The mesader kedushin was HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, mora d�asra of Ramat Elchanan in Bnei Brak and a son-in-law of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita. Rav Zilberstein has maintained a very close relationship with the rebbe over the past decades.

At 02:00 the rebbe began singing Kaliv niggunim and �Sheyibanei Beis HaMikdosh� followed by the mitzvah dance with his kallah, for ten minutes.

When the historic event came to an end, the rebbe gave a bracha to all present, that they should merit all the brochos by the merit of the Rashbi ZY�A, mentioning parnasa, zivug and nachas from the children.

Those present were full of hakoras hatov for having merited participating in such a unique, holy and outstanding simcha.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)