It has been announced that the Rebbe, who is currently on an extended visit to Eretz Yisroel, will be saying the first Selichos early this morning at the large Biala Beis Medrash in Yerushalayim.

Over the past few hours, askanim have been working tirelessly to prepare the Beis Medrash to accommodate the massive crowd of chassidim and admirers expected to attend. Multitudes are anticipated to join the Rebbe for this eis ratzon to daven for a gut gebentcht yohr.

The Rebbe Shlit"a will continue his visit in Eretz Yisroel over the coming days, receiving chassidim for eitzah velivracha ahead of Rosh Hashanah. He is scheduled to return to New York next Tuesday, where he will spend the Yomim Noraim.