In honor of Chaf-Daled Teves, the Yahrzteit of the Alter Rebbe, there will be a special Farbrengen led by Rabbi Akiva Wagner – the beloved Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto. It will be a special opportunity for alumni to reconnect and for Anash to be inspired • Watch
Thousands sat in the large shul of 770 last night to celebrate the auspicious day of 24 Teves, the yahrzeit of the Alter Rebbe. Those gathered heard from the likes of French Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Boruch Pewzner from France, 770 mashpia Rabbi Michoel Golomb, amongst others. Images captured by photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos
As every year, hundreds of people from from all over the country and the world came to the gravesite of the Alter Rebbe in honor of his Yartzait on the 24th of Tevet • Video
In what has become a longstanding annual tradition, hundreds attended a special farbrengen of descendants of the Alter Rebbe this past Motzei Shabbos in Yerushalayim. Besides the inspiring speakers and moving musical accompaniment, those gathered were entered into a special raffle. The winner, Rabbi Yisroel Deitsch, received a round trip ticket to Ukraine to personally deliver the tzetlach given in by the farbrengen to the Alter Rebbe’s Ohel in Haditch. Images captured by our photographer Mendy Kurant • Photos
A large group consisting of both locals from nearby Ukrainian Jewish communities, as well as out of country guests, convened last night in Hadtich, the location of the holy Ohel of the Alter Rebbe, whose yahrtzeit is today, 24 Teves. Yidden could be found in the Ohel, in the beautiful shul up the hill learning chassidus, or in the facility’s upscale kosher restaurant farbrenging. Several local Shluchim also arrived with large groups from their respective communities • Full Story, Photos
Rabbi Mendel Belhamou, Shliach in Ambergris Cay on the majestic Caribbean coast of the beautiful Central American country of Belize, conducted the printing of Tanya last night, 24 Teves, in honor of the Alter Rebbe’s yartzeit. The printing was followed by a special farbrengen in the Chabad House with members of the local community. The occasion was a double celebration, as 24 Teves is Rabbi Belhamou’s 30th birthday. The printing was organized by Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui, who previously traveled to the country • Photos
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