Following an intense mivtza of learning for Yud Shevat, the Mechina students of Cheder at the Ohel took a trip to Crown Heights as a reward.
During their visit to the office of Hanochos Lahak, the boys listened with rapt attention, as Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook spoke to them about the Rebbe’s process of correcting sichos and maamarim. He showed them many original kisvei yad of the Rebbe and the Frierdiker Rebbe.
This visit was followed by a tour of the WLCC room in 770. A student, Mendel Shifrin, grandson of Rabbi Chaim Boruch Halberstam, gave the tour, speaking about the history of broadcasted farbrengens. He accompanied his talk with showing many related pictures and videos, giving a real glimpse into this important part of our past.
A pizza lunch in the shluchim office provided fuel for the day, as they finished off with a visit to the JEM offices. The students were fascinated by their behind the scenes tour of the process entailed in preserving and publishing pictures and videos of the Rebbe. A highlight was viewing a rare video of a yechidus with the Rebbe.
With Yud Aleph Nissan rapidly approaching, the trip was designed to enhance the boys hiskashrus with the Rebbe.
The trip was organized by the boys’ teacher, Rabbi Nochum Labkowski.
…that this is a far-out-of-town yeshivah, touring Crown Heights as if it’s a faraway land to seldom visit! But it’s not! In fact, many of these children LIVE here in Crown Heights and are driven to and from Queens to attend this school every day! I’m glad to see that this cheder doing something to forge a connection between these Lubavitch children and Crown Heights, the home and center of Lubavitch for almost 80 years now. I’m also glad to know that the Ohel is not the only way that this school sees as a way to have hiskashrus with… Read more »
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Yey Mendel shifrin, best tour guide I’m proud of you