Our website provided a detailed account of the grand celebration in the Dnipro Jewish Community – the Bar Mitzvah of Menachem Mendel Futerfas, son of the Secretary of the Beis Din of Dnipro, the esteemed Rabbi Shneur Zalman Futerfas, and his wife Yehudis, the eldest daughter of the Chief Rabbi of Dnipro and the region, Shmuel Kaminezki, and Rebbetzin Chana. Today, we would like to offer our readers a profound video clip, filled with significant spiritual content, prepared for this occasion.
Essentially a short film, it begins with a lyrical and penetrating documentary-style vignette showing how deeply young Menachem Mendel Futerfas is immersed in prayer and reflection about his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Then, a dramatized episode begins, in which the boy’s fellow students recall a historical event that took place one hundred and eleven years ago in our city: the celebration of the Bar Mitzvah of the son of the city’s Chief Rabbi, Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, and his wife, the righteous Rebbetzin Chana. That boy was destined to become the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Leader of our Generation, and he was called by the same name – Menachem Mendel.
The boys converse against a background, created using modern technology, depicting the façade of the famous Rebbe’s house on the street then called Zheleznaya. They arrive at an important and very profound conclusion about their purpose in life, a realization powerfully underscored by the vibrant musical conclusion of this video clip.
