Thousands of Israelis visited the open sukkah of President Reuven Rivlin during the day of October 9 in Jerusalem.
About 6,000 people came from all over the country to the sukkah, where President Rivlin welcomed his guests and wished them "a happy new year, a happy time for us and the entire nation of Israel." "Today you are citizens of the state, as guests and owners, because this house belongs to you."
Rivlin also told his guests: "This year we emphasize the connection between us, the Jews of Israel, with the Jews in the Diaspora. We are all brothers, and we are all responsible for one another as one nation. Israel is the only place that is the property of the Jewish people, and it belongs to the entire Jewish people. " During the festivities, Rivlin and his wife Nehama mingled with the crowd and walked with the guests along the Jerusalem complex. The President thanked the children of Israel for sending letters and drawings to his residence, which he called touching.
Not everyone smiled after the president was forced to survive the incident related to the events taking place in Israel - this concerns incidents with people dressed in clowns who scare the Israelis in the streets of different cities of the country. The clown, who entertained those who came to the event, suddenly approached Rivlin and invited him to press on his red nose, to which the surprised president replied: "What are you doing, buddy?"
Earlier on the same day, about 30 representatives of various campaigns organized to support people with disabilities visited the Rivkina sukkah and asked for support. representatives of these groups oppose the recently signed decree on incapacity for work.