By COLlive reporter
Anticipation is building worldwide, as events are in the final preparation for the Global Hakhel event, taking place today, Sunday September 20 at 1 pm EST.
Tens of thousands are expected to participate in the historic event taking place in over 30 locations around the world, along with dozens of schools.
Anticipated attendance around the world has far exceeded original expectations, organizers say. “In Buenos Aires, while they were expecting a crowd of 500 at first, they are now expecting over 1,000. And in Chicago, reserved seats have already exceeded over 700,” organizers said.
In Crown Heights, doors open at 12:30 pm in both men and women locations, the program will begin promptly at 1 pm.
The program, which will be streamed live from cities such as Kfar Chabad, Moscow, London, Paris, Johannesburg, S. Paulo, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Crown Heights, Chicago, New York and Toronto, and will also include events at the Rebbe’s room and the Ohel in Cambria Heights, Queens.
The historic gathering is being held with the stated goal of uniting thousands of people around the world in this mega-Hakhel broadcast, as well as to inspire, motivate and encourage all the participants to host and arrange gatherings over the course of this entire auspicious year with business colleagues, friends, neighbors and family.
The Vaad Or Vchom Hahiskashrus is coordinating this event and assisting in these numerous simultaneous celebrations around the world.
Coming only days before the Yomtov of Sukkos – when the essential Hakhel gathering took place in the Beis Hamikdash with the Melech, may we be zoiche to fulfill it in that literal fashion this year as well – the Vaad will disseminate material based on the Rebbe’s sichos, to assist and encourage each individual in their fulfillment of the Rebbe’s hoira’ah to host and run Hakhel gatherings in Tishrei, during Sukkos and beyond.
The Crown Heights program will take place at 1:00 pm.
Women and girls will be at Beis Rivkah, 310 Crown St., in the Main Shul.
Men and boys will be at Beis Rivkah, 470 Lefferts Avenue.
All are encouraged to attend.
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can you put up a recording of it please
Gmar Chasima Tova
May the zchus of this international Hakhel, bring a complete Refuah to Devora Leah bas Mushka. Moshiach now.
Watching online thru your link but the sound keeps fading
For those of us in other places…any way to watch online?
amazing! how wonderful!!!!!!!