By COLlive reporter
Teach, and they will come…
A new Chassidus shiur has been growing in the heart of the Olympia neighborhood, populated mostly by Litvish Jews, in Monsey, New York.
It was started by businessman Dudi Farkash who recently moved there from Crown Heights. “When we moved here, I never imagined this would be a Shlichus of sorts,” he says.
Over 60 people were in attendance at the shiur on Thursday night, presented by renowned orator Rabbi YY Jacobson, who has also moved to Monsey.
“We never expected over 60 people to show up for our first shiur,” Farkash said. “It’s amazing to see how people really want this.”
The idea to hold a new shiur in the neighborhood came during a Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen attended by a group of yungeleit and Itche Noach Zeiler and Ari Groner, members of the neighboring area’s Tzemach Tzedek Shul.
“It was held as a preparation for the upcoming auspicious day of Yud Shevat and we plan to continue it weekly with Rabbi Jacobson,” Farkash says.
In addition, an Anash Shul has been operating on Shabbos with between 20 to 40 people joining davening. It is hosted in the home of Rabbi Yehuda Goldberg.
Tonight at 830 pm 13 Golar dr. Monsey NY
Awesome Shiur. When is the continuation of the Maamer?Please announce it!
thats a real option!!
One reason why not is because you have to drive to get anywhere. No sending the kids to Kingston to get what you need. No taking the bus or the subway. Always driving everyone to their activities. More cars to buy, more gas to burn.
Monsey sounds great. The rents in crown heights keep going up making it nearly impossible to keep up. For the price of rent in CH you can basically afford a mortage in monsey!!. Wake up landlords, soon you gonna be left with the yuppys…
Yossi Krasnjanski is an incredible teacher.
Very Proud of my Rabbi Rabbi Jacobson! and good friend Dudi!!!
SS from BS
And a great Rov!!
from chabad rome
Monsey is the best Jewish community they have tons and tons of shuls and mikvaos. Affordable housing, restaurants, grocery stores. THE BEST HATZOLAH IN THE WORLD PERIOD. Chaveirim… And it Is within and hour of crown heights and half an hour from NYC.
Another gem that monsey people don’t realize is RABBI YOSSI KRASNJANSKI. He is literally a genius in nigleh and chassidus. He is the real deal!!!
Recently visited Houston. It’s a community where you can do “shlichus” like that. Awesome people who care about each other, shiurim, cheap housing, a really nice place to live.
I don’t remember the last time Rabbi Jacobson gave a Shiur that was open to the public at a normal hour in Crown Heights. I see that he already gave one to the community in Monsey.
Crown Heights loss… 🙁
How nice to model what it means to be a Chabad Ball Haboss and how I can make a difference wherever I am even not on Shlichus.
Then it drops and drops and drops thats always the problem
Lets hope it continues1!!
Dudi We miss u need u and want u back in Crown Hights.
from Seattle
There are many nice and solid nigleh and Chassidus shiurim given by prominent speakers in CH but people seem to be unaware about them. They just need to look at the social calendar and open their eyes. they will be surprised
B”H There is allot going on in Monsey add the surrounding areas We have a cheder for boys and girls and a mesivta for boys and a high school for girls we have 8 lubavitcher minyonim that are spread out because of walking distance and we are up to 365 anash familes and constantly growing and you can still find houses at $400,000
Is a great Baal chesed !!!! May he merit to be healthy and have much nachas from his children…
Noach fox
Beautiful! Amazing BH. One question for COL: why is Dudi referred to as businessman? Why not Lubavitcher Chossid? Or even a generic description like recent Monsey resident?
dudi is a true tzadick with all his acts of chesed.
we always enjoy when he comes to visit us on his trips.
moshiach now! amen!
A yid a tzadik..you make your family proud!
are not in Monsey but its suburbs,
Exciting ARTICLE as most of these people if in Kan Tziva would not come. Moshiach is in Monsey Ir HaKodesh!
Most of these people got into their cars and drove to the shiur not walk over like Crown Heights… The proper basis for contrast is most other shiurim in Monsey get less than a minyan attending which is why they do not get posted on COL and not even yoma dpargas usually as well as Monsey is dwarved by Montreal, LA, Miami, Chicago et al. So if it takes a Jacobson, do not be jealous. what this AMAZING ARTICLE does not point out is that Dudi’s children were also viewing from a far. Sucessful shlichus for IN-reach as almost no… Read more »
Finally. Post- Rabbi Wichnin z”l the most Chabad Anash of Monsey at a shiur to learn EVER!
Chance to catch-up with the other places out-of-town.
Crown heights is the center of it all maybe you need to revisit here so you can feel what you say is missing!!! it’s all here just open your eyes it’s awesome!!!
With a teacher with Rabbi Jacobson, it is no wonder that so many people show up. We need more teachers like him.
Goldberg rock
It is still “Kan Tziva Hashem Es Ha’Bracha”
Reminds Me what Crown Heights used to look Like;
plenty of affordable Housing, Tuition Mortoriums, Frendly Neighboor’s ect