Son of Previous Skulener Rebbe Moves to Eretz Yisroel, Will Lead Kehilla
Boro Park - All three Skulener rebbes gathered Sunday night to bid farewell to their youngest brother, who is moving to Eretz Yisroel to take up the mantle of leadership there.
Rav Shmuel Mordechai Portugal, who has served as Rav of the Boro Park kehilla ever since the petira two years ago of his father, has been going around to admorim and rabbanim these past few weeks for brachos ahead of his planned move this week.
The three other brothers held a mesibas pereida on Sunday night at the Skulener shul in Boro Park. They then accompanied Rav Shmuel Mordechai to the airport.
Photos By: Issac Y and A. Gafen