Brazilian banking billionaire Alberto Safra arrived with a plane of guests from Brazil to celebrate his son's bar mitzvah in a series of eight events across Israel, including visits to leading rabbis and sites, and culminating in a Shabbat at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, according to Behadrei Haredim.
Brazilian banking billionaire Alberto Safra, a prominent figure in the Jewish philanthropic world, has been celebrating his son's bar mitzvah in a week-long series of events across Israel. According to the ultra-Orthodox news site Behadrei Haredim, the festivities began on Sunday in Nahariya with a visit to Rabbi David Abuchatzeira, followed by meetings with leading rabbis in Jerusalem and Tiberias, and a morning at the Western Wall's Davidson Arch. The celebrations will culminate this coming Shabbat, for which Safra has booked the entire King David Hotel in Jerusalem for his guests. The elaborate multi-city affair highlights the ongoing connection of wealthy diaspora Jews to Israel and its religious leaders.
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