A 30 Year Old Story with a Stone

30 Years ago today, a Mitzvah Tank full with 13 Bochurim were on their way home from doing Mivtzoim in Manhattan, they crossed the Williamsburg Bridge and headed back to Crown Heights through Lee Avenue, when they reached Rodney Street. They were attacked my a large mob of Chassidishe Jews, their tires were slashed, and they were barred from making their way home, all the while getting yelled at and cursed, in the middle of which a massive stone came through the windshield of the Mitzvah Tank and landed very close to one of the Bochurim.

Then, after asking two Rabonim they were told that they need to Bentch Gomel, since they were in great danger. Ever since that a Farbrengen takes place on this day in R. Mordechai Nagel’s house.

The original article of the story was printed in the Algemainer Journal in Yiddish. You can see the article in the Extended Article, along with a rough translation, and pictures of the Farbrengen.

Didan Notzach Farbrengen in Campus Chomesh

Hundreds of Anash and Bochurim took part in a Farbrengen celebrating 20 years to the victory in the case of the Seforim – Didan Notzach, the Farbrengen took place in the Rosa Hall in Campus Chomesh, Bais Rivkah. The Farbrengen was emceed by R. Zev Katz, the speeches opened up with a Dvar Malchus by R. Yoel Kahan followed by R. Yisroel Friedman, R. Moshe Bogomilsky, Shlich to Wisconsin R. Yisroel Shmotkin, Shliach to Bel Harbor, Florida R. Sholom Lipsker, Shliach to Milan, Italy R. Moshe Lazar and R. Lipa Schapiro.

You can listen to the entire Farbrengen by Click Here! [STREAM, WMA, 28.9MB, 1:45:34]

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen with the Friendship Circle!

A very special Farbrengen took place Sunday evening for the 12 Boys and Bochurim in the Friendship Circle! They watched a video of the Rebbe, danced to lively music, enjoyed nosh and learnt about Yud Tes Kislev and it was topped off with a special game in which questions were asked and they boys answered them for points after which prizes were given out!

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Yud Tes Kislev At Rabbi ‘O’s Yeshiva (YNS) Like Never Before

It all started at 4:00 p.m. when everyone washed & sat down for the beautifully prepared Seuda which was followed by a farbrengen headed by Rabbi Yaacov Orimland and joined by mashpia, Rabbi Levi Wilschanski, our magidei shiurim, Rabbi Landesman and Rabbi Rottenberg and our madrich, Habochur Moshe Benshimon.

Preparations for Yud Tes Kislev started “shloshim yom kodem ha’chag” when the mivtza of saying Chitas and being makpid in putting on Rabbeinu Tam, was introduced to the bochurim. Yasher Koach to those bochurim who accomplished and stood firm with their hachlotah and will IY”H be rewarded with an exciting outing of night jeeping in the Golan.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen in South Florida

They came from near and from far to partake in the celebration at The Shul of Bal Harbour. Close to 700 strong attended the Farbrengen and were moved by the words of Chassidus of the Rebbe’s Shliach to the upper Midwest, Rabbi Moshe Feller and were inspired by the depth and richness of the Alter Rebbe’s niggunim performed by the Menagen Mayer Rivkin.

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, the Rebbe’s Shliach, founder and spiritual leader of The Shul of Bal Harbour, welcomed the assembled and explained the significance and deep meaning of this joyous day. Segments of the new JEM production “The Early Years” were then shown, to the delight of all.

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Special Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen With Rabbi Refson

Once a month the Bochurim of Yeshivas Lubavitch of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina go on a Shabbaton to a different Chabad House as part of the Shlichus Training courses. This past Shabbos the Bochurim with the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Sholom Ber Shuchat went to Atlanta & Athens, both in the state of Georgia. The Bochurim spent Shabbos with the Chabad community of Atlanta, and on Motzoei Shabbos they went for a Farbrengen by the Shliach to Athens, Rabbi Michoel Refson.

More in the Extended Article!

Yud Tes Kislev in Vancouver

There was a large turnout for the annual Yud Tes Kislev Celebration Dinner in Vancouver, BC. Around 100 people attended from around Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and more. The Talmidei Hashluchim ran the event, from the MC, to making a Siyum on the Tanya and Shas.

The Head Shliach to Vancouver, Rabbi Y. Wineberg spoke about the advantage and point of what is Chassidus, and why we need it. The guest speaker was Rabbi Naftoli Astulin, who spoke about what the Rebbe said that everyone can change the world by increasing in even one small act of goodness and kindness. After he spoke, he gave out his famous $2 bills.

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Yud Tes Kislev in Tucson Arizona

Harav Hamashpia Mendy Lipskier from Chandler Arizona was brought down to Farbreng with the Bochurim of Yeshiva High School Tucson under the direction of R. Betzalel Wilshnasky. Stories of the Alter Rebbe were told as well as many concepts in Chassidus. It was a very inspiring Farbrengen.

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Yud Tes Kislev at Mesivta Menachem, Buffalo NY

Every year, in the true spirit of “Chassidim zeinin ein mishpacha”, Anash from all over Buffalo come to celebrate the Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus together with the bochurim of Mesivta Menachem. This year the Mesivta hosted its largest crowd yet. Rabbi Sholom Ber Lispker, mashpia in Chovevei Torah was the guest speaker. As has become the tradition at the Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen, a number of local ballei battim also shared words of inspiration with the bochurim.

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Farbrengen in Honor of 13-14 Kislev

Following the Shiur in 770, Bochurim gatherd for a Farbrengen in Honor of the 13-14 Kislev, R. Shloime Zarchi, Mashpia in Tomchei Temimim Farbrenged into the early hours of the morning.

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Rosh Chodesh Kislev in Chicago

The annual Chicago Rosh Chodesh Kislev Seudah was held on Tuesday evening in Chicago. More than 250 men, women and children assembled in great anticipation of another fantastic Rosh Chodesh Seudah coordinated by Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois and held at Cong. Bnei Reuven.

The theme of this year’s Seudah was Niggunei Chabad with special guest Meir Simcha Rivkin of Florida who recently released his first CD – “Expressions of the Soul”. Accompanied by Musician Avrohom Levine, Meir Rivkin sang a full repertoire of Niggunim inspiring the assembled with depth and richness of Niggunei Chabad. The crowd joined in singing, dancing, and purely enjoying this soulful experience.

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The Traditional Farbrengen with Shluchim in 770

As in the past, hundreds of Shluchim filled downstairs 770 last night just after the banquet last night and Farbrengen together with Anash and Bochurim, invigorating one another and inspiring all participants with stories of the Rebbe and Lechaims for four long hours.

The traditional Farbrengen, held in past years in the small ‘zal’ upstairs, was already supplemented by a larger Farbrengen downstairs 770 last year and this was repeated this year. The outstanding Shluchim at this Farbrengen were chairman of the International Aguch, Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov; Rabbi Daniel Moskowitz of Chicago; the Shliach Rabbi Yisroel Deren, Rabbi Zalman Lipskier of Philadelphia, Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Tseitlin of Tsfat, Rabbi Shmuel Lew of London, Rabbi Yossi Groner of South Carolina, Rabbi Yosef Gansburg of Toronto and many many others!

A Beautiful gallery of pictures of this momentous and inspiring Farbrengen can be seen in the Extended Article!

Thursday Night Farbrengen with Shluchim

After the conclusion of the days sessions, Shluchim who were in Crown Heights for the Kinus Hashluchim gathered in the Shluchim Office and Farbrenged into the early hours of the morning

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