PHOTOS of the Historic ‘Pidyon Peter Chamor’ event which took place at the Klausenberg Camp in the Catskills this afternoon. The event was attended by thousands, including a large crowd of Lakewood residents, currently vacationing in the Catskill Mountains. The rare event, was attended by dozens of Rabbonim and Rebbes, including the Kalusenberger Rebbe Shlita.
The Peter Chamor was born to one of the animals from the Klausenberg Farm, run by R’ Ari Protovin and is located in the center of the Klausenberg Camp.
The Cohen performing the Pidyon Peter Chamor, was Reb Baruch Yehuda Rubin of Boro Park.
Additonal coverage will be posted at a later time.
for a non religious jew, can someone please explain who peter chamor is? thanks
I’m religious and can someone explain?
I’m chasidish……….
It is a mitzva in the Torah to for the owner to redeem a first born donkey through giving a sheep to a kohein.
It is a rare mitzva these days that most people don’t have farms. When someone does do this mitzva, it generates much interest, and many people want to see the mitzva being performed. Hence the big crowd at the event.