This year, the “chag hachagim” of 19 Kislev falls out on a night when most Americans are eating Turkey and watching college football from their couches.
Needless to say that for most U.S. shluchim, it’s a difficult night to make an event. That’s why this Thanksgiving, renowned Tanya expert, Rabbi Shais Taub, is leaving the States and going north of the border to Canada where they already celebrated Thanksgiving back in October.
The lecture Practical Spirituality: An Overview on Tanya will be hosted by Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario and broadcast live on Jewish.TV at 8:00pm Eastern.
“The United States’ loss is Canada’s gain,” says Director and spiritual leader of Chabad @ Flamingo, Rabbi Mendel Kaplan.
“We are so excited to be celebrating 19 Kislev with Rabbi Taub and I really hope that the shluchim in the U.S. who would have made events this evening will invite their balabatim to watch the live webcast.”
The webcast presents a unique opportunity to hear Taub’s now famous presentation on the order and flow of Tanya. His presentation last week to a standing-room only crowd in Crown Heights garnered numerous requests for a video recording of the presentation.
Taub became popular for his ability to practically explain what he calls “the program of Tanya” after the success of the Tanya Map from Kehot and the JLI course Soul Maps.
Following his presentation at Chabad @ Flamingo, Taub will be spending Shabbos with the large and thriving anash community in Thornhill where he will be teaching and farbrenging in honor of 19 Kislev.
VIDEO: Courtesy of Jewish.TV
What the heck are you trying to say? We shouldn’t talk about the greatness of chassidus? I’m really not sure what your criticism is even aimed at. Didn’t the Rebbe farbreng all the time — and ESPECIALLY on 19 Kislev — about the greatness of chassidus?
wow go canada and especially toronto =)
Chassidus is a derech to have a tiny sense of the greatness of Hashem Yisborach. If your farbrengen is about “inspiring other about the greatness of Chassidus” then it’s time for a new navigator.
this wasnt the week end of thanks giving in canada… its only american but sure. very very nice- yashar koach toronto!!!
Thank you Rabbi Kaplan for your ongoing classes and for chabad.org/jewish.tv for posting them.
we can all learn from you.
You are a true chossid, keep making the Rebbe proud.
actually, i think that as the whole america sat down to turkey, fressing and shmoozing; chassidim all over america also sat down, but for a slightly different reason…they were inspiring other about the greatness of chassidus. and thats an amazing thing; that the night wasnt completely taken over by klipa. we didnt let that happen:)
Unbelievable speaker! a pleasure to listen to! This is truly experiencing Tanya like never before.
A Gut Yom Tov
He delivers this Shiur with humour, precision and insight to make us happy and feel better of ourselves to do mitzvot. Yasher Koyah Rabbi Mendel Kaplan for hosting such an amazing lecture.