Worldwide Events Mark Hei Teves

Finishing details are being put into place for the large scale worldwide celebrations taking place this year in honor of the upcoming Yom Tov of Hey Teves.

Working in conjunction with Agudas Chasidei Chabad, the Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus is coordinating Farbrengens and programs in communities and schools around the world, in Crown Heights and at the Ohel. Many mosdos and Kehillos of Anash continue to join this initiative on a scale that is unprecedented in all the years that this important date has been marked since Gimmel Tammuz.

AROUND THE WORLD:
Communities of Anash have welcomed the idea with great enthusiasm and arrangements are in place for large Hey Teves celebrations, including special addresses and farbrengen by a guest speaker.
Among the communities who have joined the initiative are:
Coral Springs, FL
Bal Harbour-Miami, FL
Chicago, IL
Morristown, NJ
Los Angeles, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Montreal, Canada
Toronto, Canada
Monsey, NY
S. Paulo, Brazil

Guests speakers who will visit other communities include:
Rabbi Yehuda Weg, Tulsa, OK, Rabbi Ruvi New, Boca Raton, FL, Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi, Brooklyn, NY, Rabbi Yisroel Spalter, Weston, FL, Rabbi Yitzchok Raskin, Burlington, VT, Rabbi Yosef Gopin, West Hartford, CT, Rabbi Yossi Lew, Peachtree City, GA, Rabbi Avrohom Sternberg, New London, CT, Rabbi Mendel Feller, West S. Paul, MN and others.

Rabbi Yitzchok Goldshmid of Valley Stream, NY will be travelling to Eretz Yisroel and farbrenging in several towns and yeshivas – in an effort coordinated with Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim of Eretz Yisroel.
He will be visiting the following yeshivos and communities:
Kfar Chabad, Lod, Kiryat Gat and others.

NEW DVD – “A MOVEMENT ON TRIAL”
In cooperation with JEM, we have sent a copy of the newly released DVD, ‘A Movement on Trial’ to participating communities, which will enable them to organize mass-screening of the video.

The DVD tells the “Unknown” Story of Hey Teves!

“A Movement on Trial” explores the events surrounding the theft of books and manuscripts from the Rebbe’s library and their subsequent return to their rightful place in 770.

Whether you experienced the events of Hey Teves yourself, or if you are new to the subject, the events presented in this film illustrate that this was not only a legal challenge, but also a spiritual struggle over the very “soul” of Lubavitch, and even over the very definition of what a Rebbe is.”

To purchase this DVD, please click here.

LIVE CHILDREN’S RALLY
For school-children around the world, a live rally will be held in conjunction with the Shluchim Office on Thursday preceding Hey Teves. The rally will feature several exciting moments including a new animated video of the story of Hey Teves.

In addition, many schools have ordered copies of a brand new storybook about Hey Teves, featuring images and written in a clear, child-friendly vernacular.

FARBRENGENS IN CROWN HEIGHTS
Crown Heights will host several Farbrengens over the course of Shabbos, followed by the Central Melaveh Malka for Hey Teves at Bais Rivkah Campus Chomesh, with the presence of Mashpiim and special Guest Speakers from within the community and around the world.

Crown Heights Shuls that will be hosting a special Farbrengen are:
Rayim Ahuvim
Mayanot Shul
Empire Shtibel
Ohel Nosson
Beis Shmuel, and others who are still pending confirmation

There will also be an event for women on Friday night, at Beis Shmuel at 8:30 p.m., featuring several speakers. Among them will be Rabbi Yosef Katzman who will share his first-hand memories and feelings of the story, which he personally experienced.

SHABBOS BY THE OHEL
As has been done in previous years, a special program will take place over Shabbos Hey Teves at the Ohel, with hundreds of guests who continue to register for accommodations. The program will feature several Shiurim in English, Yiddish and Hebrew to accommodate the different needs of those who will be in attendance, as well as farbrengens and presentations.

If you would like to attend, please sign-up here, in order to help the organizers with preparations.

CENTRAL FARBRENGEN AT CAMPUS CHOMESH
On Motzoei Shabbos the Central Hey Teves Farbrengen hosted by Agudas Chasidei Chabad will take place at Campus Chomesh at 7:30 p.m. with Shluchim and Mashpiim in attendance.

To find out more please email info@orvechom.com or call 718-713-3070