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Historic Chuppah in Times Square

The wedding of JJ Hecht of Crown Heights and Hadassah Halperin of Toronto brought an unusual sight to NY's famed Times Square: a traditional Chuppah. Full Story, Photos, Video

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MAzal tov
September 24, 2017 7:36 am

Was there! Awesome & moving chuppah! Huge kiddush Hashem …. shlomo simcha moved me to tears with his heartfelt yerushalayim shel zahav. Long time since I’ve been to a fully orthodox Chassidic chuppah

Mazaltov
September 20, 2017 10:07 am

Speechless! What a kiddush Hashem and simcha for the world to witness! The Hecht & Sufrin grandparents are the real deal! Rabbi Shea and your eishes chayil have shown you chosson more than you can ever grasp.May the chosson & kallah continue in their legacies and the legacy of the Halperin family too!!!

Bob & Liz Lippman
May 21, 2017 4:33 pm

Mazel Tov!!!

Sorry we were not there but glad to see it online.
wonderful simcha!!

Baila and Shea
May 17, 2017 5:02 pm

Just saw this, mazeltov, your long ago border, Andrea
Mazeltov from me and my family

Wow!
May 16, 2017 8:00 pm

Mazel tov! Amazing!!

Uncle bob
May 16, 2017 6:20 pm

MAZEL TO
MUCH NACHA’S
CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT

Rabbi Chaim Jacobs
May 16, 2017 3:18 am

Mazeltov and much chasidishe nachas from from Chaim and Sora in Scotland

MAzal tov
May 15, 2017 9:49 pm

What a courageous family & bride to get married in Time Square! To elevate a place with the sanctity of marriage in a respectful way. So impressed!inspirational! Makes one want to be proud to follow our traditions!!
Thank you and MAzal Tov to the beautiful couple!!
Go take the world in your hands and make a difference

In awe!
May 15, 2017 9:14 pm

Kiddush Hashem! What a way to start married life to share their heritage not only with friends and fam but to publicize as well!
Enjoyed every moment of watching. Was v moved

Jewish Families and Families all over the World
May 15, 2017 6:37 pm

This Hecht/Halpern Chuppa Times Square Wedding is, from a global perspective, symbolic of all weddings of all families since the beginning of recorded time. Specifically, men and women meet and fall in love, their unions “bear fruit “, those children mature , fall in love, marry, and ” bear fruit “. And forever, the ” mitzvah ” of this cycle will prevail.
Dr Marc

Awesome Awesome
May 15, 2017 3:34 pm

MAzal tov Chosson and kallah!
Hecht’s rock!!!
Milecki rocks!
Shlomo simcha rocks!
Wedding rocked!!!

Rubber Ducky
May 15, 2017 12:17 pm

Jj, I always knew you were Sumaschechi, but you just outdid yourself there!! #yekaforever #ulyanovsk #rubberduckyland

big Z Schapiro
May 15, 2017 11:35 am

Mazel tov a Chappah in time Square that is a great idea that show the people will know what is a Jewish Wedding and we as Chabad we dont play games the Rebbe told us go out and show the People that i am a Jew and i am proud great job Simchas and Nachas

Jewish pride all the way!!!
May 15, 2017 11:07 am

Rebbetzin Hecht you deserve this nachas!!
MAzal tov to the Hecht’s, Sufrin’s & machatonim
A simcha to remember
Let’s all stay proud

ilford Essex
May 15, 2017 9:19 am

Huge Mazal Tov from us all dear Rabbi Shea and Baila, wonderful zechus for you / our families. I was honoured and highly delighted to have been here with you celebrating Yankel and Hadassah’s wedding in Times Square. …and to have had the merit of reading the Kesubah too, thank you, thank you! may we all be blessed with many more simchos gezunterheit…love you all. A & D

Mazl tov from the band
May 15, 2017 7:53 am

Truly a moment to remember! We had a great pleasure to play music for this beautiful celebration – Chony Milecki and Zisl Slepovitch’s Litvakus band.

Mazel Tov
May 15, 2017 3:57 am

This is such nachas for Rebbetzn Hecht. She looks as beautiful now as she did decades ago when I knew her at Camp Emunah/ It was before R’Shea’s upsharenish. Now his son is the chosson. Mazel tov to the chosson and kallah and their respective families. May they buiild a bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel.

Mazel Tov
May 15, 2017 3:17 am

mazel tov jj from all your cousins in sydney

Ivy League
May 15, 2017 2:42 am

Wow what an amazing wedding! Wish I could have been there.
Huge Mazel tov Rabbi and Mrs Hecht.
Success over the top
Love an Ivy League daughter

Choni milecki
May 15, 2017 2:32 am

With music like that and Shlomo simcha the wedding was truly simchadik!

Shlomo simcha
May 15, 2017 2:27 am

You rock!!!!!!!

MAzal tov
May 15, 2017 12:00 am

To the Sufrin’s & Hechts!
Privileged to know you and respect you!
Only heartiest mt wishes. May the young couple be blessed

mazal tov
May 14, 2017 11:46 pm

a great big heartfelt mazal tov from a sister by another mother 🙂
sorry I was not there but glad to see it online.
wonderful simcha!!
I am thrilled for all of you!!
a biyon adei ad
tons of continued nachus!

MAzal tov Hecht mishpocha
May 14, 2017 11:44 pm

Wowee! Rabbi Jj must have been cheering on from on high

Amazing
May 14, 2017 11:43 pm

Was there. A huge kiddush Hashem
A woman came over to me crying …. she’s Jewish and her children never merited a Jewish ceremony!!! This was so meaningful to her

Fashionable chossan
May 14, 2017 11:22 pm

Smaller hat (with red feather!) and colorful socks!

MAZEL TOV - MAZEL TOV - MAZEL TOV
May 14, 2017 10:42 pm

WOW Daniel and Raquel, and the entire Halperin and Hecht familes.

We so much wanted to be with you tonight.

Enjoy your beautiful chasana…

And to the Choson and Kallah – may you have a beautiful beginning filled with good mazel and joy and only simchas.

Yossi & Surie

Toronto

shalom wallace
May 14, 2017 10:05 pm

spotted in the crowd. Hows manhattan doing thesed ays

Ylg
May 14, 2017 9:57 pm

The way it was once upone atime back in the shtetil

Wow!
May 14, 2017 8:58 pm

What a beautiful kiddush Hashem!!

Steve I hope you see this
May 14, 2017 8:13 pm

Sorry I missed it! It looks like it was a lovely Ceremony. But I did get to speak with a very kind man about his Chinese-Jewish family and I’ll never forget that experience.
美丽

Powerful message
May 14, 2017 7:22 pm

Mazal tov! Did they need a permit?

Mazel tov
May 14, 2017 7:12 pm

JJ!!! I was his camper in Pittsburgh 6 years ago. Gratest, most dedicated counselor ever. He made a one hour program on Tisha B’av when there was no camp. So happy for you.

The Metzgers too
May 14, 2017 6:45 pm

Mazel Tov! The Metzgers married in Times Squares at the famed Roseland Ballroom in 1996. The Chuppah was out on the street. They never left. They run Chabad of Midtown three blocks away. May the streets of NYC rejoice with Chosson kallah!

Aaron
May 14, 2017 6:43 pm

BS”D Nice, powerful message, especially the dancing afterwards, Binyan Adai Ad

Mazal tov!
May 14, 2017 6:23 pm

What a fun idea 🙂

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