The Rebbe gives a Bracha to four of his aides, who just received Hadasim on erev Sukkos.
From right to left Rabbi Yehudah Krinsky, Rabbi Binyomin Klein, Rabbi Sholom Mendel Simpson and Rabbi Leibel Groner.
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, Chabad of Caulfield and the Melbourne Semicha Program held a Farbrengen with, noted Chabad thinker and scholar, Rabbi Mordechai Szchmerling.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Cambria Heights, NY — People from all walks of life came to Daven and read Panim at the Ohel. Beginning from the early evening hours the lines extended as far as the street and lasted as long as 2 hours.
The Vaad HaMesader arranged that this year each group of people going into the Ohel would have 2 minutes the read their Panim and this worked well and kept the lines flowing.
A full gallery of pictures by both Techie and Webby in the Extended Article!
Mispalelim of Bais Shmuel Chabad gathered in honor of Gimmel Tammuz and Farbrenged with R. Yehudah Krinsky who related personal experiences with the Rebbe as well as those he observed at the Rebbes side.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
On this auspicious day of Gimmel Tammuz, a person might think; of what significance am I in the Rebbe’s “grand plan”? The Rebbe is investing in the potential of the Jewish nation as a whole to bring the Geula. As an individual person how do I fit into the picture? How much do I count?
Some stories that I have heard from distinguished people follow. These stories teach us that the Rebbe is connected with every Yid on an individual and personal level.
Continued in the Extneded Article…
Click here for the Rebbe’s letter of Minhogim to be observed on a Yortziat
The “Pan Kloli” will be read at 12:00pm on Tuesday at the Ohel.
The new Mikvah – Mikvah Meir on Kingston & Montgomery will have extended hours, Monday & Tuesday: 4:30AM – 7:00 PM. The price is $3.00 per person.
For the first time ever there will be air conditioned coach buses leaving every hour – on Tuesday, Gimmel Tammuz – to the Ohel from Kingston & Eastern Parkway. The price is $10 for a roundtrip.
The Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengens will take place on Tuesday night at Bais Rivkah Campus Chomesh and at 770.
Tonight is Gimmel Tammuz, marking thirteen years since the passing of the Rebbe in 1994.
Two weeks after the Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn (1880-1950) passed away, my grandfather Reb Yochanan Gordon was in the synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway, which houses Lubavitch World Headquarters. This was yet before the Rebbe had openly accepted the mantle of leadership. It was a mere two weeks after the Previous Rebbe’s passing!
My Bubbe Zeesy had been seriously ill and the doctors didn’t give her situation much hope. The Rebbe had already heard that she was sick when he met my zayde. “Reb Yochanon, I heard that your wife is not feeling well.” Zayde confirmed his suspicion. Then the Rebbe said, “Why don’t you ask my father-in-law what to do?” Zayde said he had gone to the Previous Rebbe’s resting place but did not know where to turn for guidance. The Rebbe told him, “Ask, ask. My father-in-law will surely find a way to answer you.”
Continued in the Extended Article.
Albany NY — Capital Region Chabad Centers welcomed Mazkir Rabbi Leibel Groner for a communal talk “Remembering the Rebbe: An Inside Story” commemorating the Rebbe’s 13th yartzeit.
The diverse crowd at the Albany Jewish Community Center was inspired by hearing about the Rebbe’s personal life, his public teachings and unique vision.
The Vaad Hamesader She’al Yad HaOhel, Agudas Chassidei Chabad would like to inform everyone that the Seder on Gimmel Tammuz will be as follows:
You will be allowed to remain in the Ohel for 2 minutes to read your Pidyon Nefesh [P”N].
Ma’aneh Loshon and Tehillim should be said whilst waiting on the line.
Everyone will need to wait on the line, so please plan accordingly.
You are asked to abide by the instructions of the Mesadrim.
There will be separate entrances to Ohel.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Without getting mired in religious issues, Municipal Service District trustees are taking issue with how a Jewish group is using its site, which is a residence within the district.
“Quiet Diplomacy,” the advice that the Rebbe’s gave to former Senator Jacob Hecht, in how to deal with the Soviet Union, saved thousands of Jews, in a deal brokered between President Reagan Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Thousands of people from all over the world have arrived in 770 and at the Ohel to mark the 13th yahrzeit of the Rebbe.
In the Extended Article we have some pictures of people in 770! (Photos by: Beraleh Shainer)
Since Shavuos, Anash communities across the world have been exposed to a new educational brochure. A group of concerned Chassidim has seen the need to raise the level of Lubavitch community awareness of proper conduct during Davening and have published a new color brochure and had it circulated amongst Lubavitch communities worldwide.
The brochure titled “ומקדשי תיראו” (“You shall revere my Sanctuary”) addresses basic yet fundamental Hanhagos and Halachos concerning proper conduct in Shul. Aimed at a Lubavitch audience, the brochure describes the vital need for proper decorum in Shul during prayer, citing brief but pointed statements from Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, and the often passionate words of the Rebbes of Lubavitch.
Brochure in the Extended Article
From Living Torah (Volume 37, Episode 145) – An address about a Rebbe’s eternal presence and influence in the life of every Jew. 15 Tammuz 5745 (1985)
Some of the Footage never released.
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Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Boynton Beach, FL — Palm Beach County will welcome its newest Early Childhood Education Center this August with the opening of Boynton’s Jewish Early Childhood Center. This center will open with a 2 year old and 3 year old program. Pre Kindergarten will be available beginning August, 2008.
The director and administration of the school are not shy to show their pride in the beautiful, brand new facility, as well as their highly qualified staff currently in place for the new school.
Cambria Heights, NY — In the later years of his life, the Lubavitcher Rebbe made frequent visits to the resting place of his predecessor at the Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens. After the passing of his wife in 1987, with whom he lived on President Street in Crown Heights, these twice or thrice weekly excursions to Cambria Heights were almost the only reason he would leave his office at 770 Eastern Parkway.
