This past Sunday, 12th of Shvat, Rabbi Shmuel Lew farbrenged at the Pnimiyut Seminary in honor of Yud Shvat. Rabbi Lew was in Eretz Isroel for his grandmother’s Yahrtzeit, and kindly agreed to stop by and impart from his wisdom and Chassidishe Varumkeit to the girls.
In honor of Yud Shvat, the Avner Institute presents a charming collection of anecdotes from Rabbi Zalman Posner, who was one of the first students of the American-based Lubavitcher Yeshiva established in 1940 by the Previous Rebbe, and who, for 45 years, served as Chabad emissary in Nashville, TN.
Marking 25 years to the chasiddims victory in the ‘Seforim Case’ hundreds gathered in Beis Rivkah Campus Chomesh and marked the occasion with a farbrengen in which they heard from a notable guest, Mr. Bruce J. Teitelbaum who served as an aid to the judge in the case.
More than 500 people attended the main Yud Tes Kisleiv farbrengen in Flatbush. Rabbi Yochanan Morozov, Rov of Beis Menachem Mendel and the Rebbe’s shliach to Midwood lead a spirited and moving Farbrengen.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Three Crown Heights Shuls got together in honor of Yud Tes Kislev and together they learned Tanya, attended a Shiur and later farbrenged into the night. The program was Hosted by Oihel Nosson who invited Beis Shmuel and Cong. Ahavas Yisroel.
This Shabbos, in honor of the Kinus Hashluchim, Rosh Chodesh Kislev and Shabbos Mevarchim, many Shuls in Crown Heights will be hosting a Farbrengen with a visiting Shliach who will give words of inspiration. Following is a list of 44 Crown Heights Shuls that will be hosting such an event Shabbos afternoon.
A longstanding Chassidishe custom was that on Motzai Shabbos Slichos, in hours leading up to midnight Chassidim would sit down and farbreng right up to the appointed time. Bochurim in Oholei Torah Zal sat down for one such farbrengen with their Mashpia Rabbi Zalman Wilenkin.
Yeshiva Torah Ohr of North Miami Beach was graced by a visit by the head shaliach Rabbi Avrohom Korf serving in his 52nd year of shlichus for a farbrengen in honor of Yud Beis-Yud Gimmel Tamuz.
A chassidisheh farbrengan took place Wednesday night in Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne, in honer of Yud Beis Tammuz, with Rabbi Yossi Paltial who is in Melbourne for the week to farbreng and give Shuirim to Anash.
Over 100 men packed Chovevi Torah’s hall on Wednesday night. It was a mixed crowd with some more Chassidish, others more modern and an array of views. The common denominator was that they were all Israelis who live in Crown Heights. Some young Israelis decided to take the initiative and arrange gatherings for the Hebrew-speaking residents of the neighborhood and judging by this first event, there is a great interest in something of this kind.
Some 1000 people from all walks of life gathered at Chabad of the Valley Headquarters in Tarzana on Tuesday evening, Gimmel Tammuz, to observe the 17th Yahrzeit–Hilulah of the Rebbe. A full meal was served.
Hundreds of Anash and Bochurim packed into Beis Rivkah’s Rosa Hall in Campus Chomesh for a farbrengen marking the seventeenth Gimmel Tammuz.
Hundreds gathered this past Tuesday, Gimmel Tammuz, in the Yeshiva Centre in Sydney, Australia for a farbregen with a special guest – Rabbi Moshe Feller, Shliach in Minnesota.
A sizable crowd joined the Beis Medrash for a Farbrengen marking Gimmel Tammuz with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schapiro, Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva Gedolah in Miami Beach.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner farbrenged at Beis Shmuel last night, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Former NFL player Shlomo Veingrad visited Yeshiva Torah Ohr in North Miami Beach, FL for a farbrengen last Thursday. Veingrad told of his journey from life swallowed in the superficiality of the world.
This past Thursday night at The Beis Medrash the lights were on until 2 AM while several hundred people participated in a farbrengen with Rabbi Feller l’kovod yud aleph Nissan. Thanks to TorahCafe.com an additional 2,087 participated from the comfort of their homes – the only thing they were missing was some hot potato kugel!
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