By COLlive reporter
Rabbi Manis Friedman has guided, advised, assisted and related to thousands of men and women of all ages around the world. Now he is in Crown Heights to have a week long conversation.
After delivering a special session at the Kinus to the Shluchim on “Keeping The Flame Alive: How To Remain Continually Inspired,” he is turning his attention locally to Crown Heights.
Lubavitch Youth Organization and COLlive.com community news service have joined together to co-sponsor this week-long seminar of conversations and classes. Additional support comes from local Crown Heights businesses which include Landmark Funding, Everything But the Baby, Leasing Direct and an anonymous donor.
This week entitled the “The Art of Living ” is seen as an opportunity to gather together to discuss various topics, ideas, questions and concerns.
“This is a first-time chance for Crown Heights residents to really engage in personal and interactive discussions and to enjoy the unparalleled wisdom of a world-renowned scholar,” said one local teacher.
A majority of the sessions have been kept intentionally small to allow more up close and even one on one discussions and this may be the beginning of a program that will blossom into something broader and more consistent.
Tuesday had Rabbi Manis hosting an open forum for the students of the Jewish Technical Vocational School (JTVS) of Crown Heights and later a session to newlyweds on the topic “I Am Married – Now What: Tips to help maximize your Shana Rishona.”
Numerous other “conversations” will be held with married women, kallah teachers, teenagers of Bais Rivka High School, their teachers, Oholei Torah teachers, the Aliya Institute, Bnos Menachem high school, Hamesivta-ULY and more, all provided free of charge.
Wednesday there will be a special session geared for a class of post seminary girls entitled “Dating and Shidduchim: Tips and advice on how to identify red flags when choosing your bashert”.
There will be three evening sessions which will be open for the general public:
This Coming Motzei Shabbos- November 13/ Vov Kislev
“Kislev: The Song and the Spirit”
Featuring father & son: Rabbi Manis & Benny Friedman
Motzoei Shabbos, 8-10 PM
Location: Lubavitch Yeshiva (Crown and Albany)
To view the flyer click here.
Sunday Night- November 14/ Zayin Kislev
You’re Only As Happy As Your Unhappiest Child: Exploring the challenges and discovering the rewards of raising happy and chassidishe children.
For Fathers Only- Entrance Fee: $10
8:00 pm
Location: Chevra Shas Shul (upper level) 398 Kingston (corner of Montgomery).
Monday Night November 15/ Ches Kislev
Why Don’t Kid’s Blush Anymore: How to talk to your daughter about Tznius in a whole new way.
For Mothers Only entrance Fee: $10
8:00 pm
Location: Chevra Shas Shul (upper level) 398 Kingston (corner of Montgomery).
To help sponsor future programs or to suggest future topics and ideas please email [email protected]
Due to the sensitivity of many of the conversations only a few sessions will be video recorded and uploaded for public viewing
Please put the tznius one online!!!!!
TO get the copy of the amazing talks of this week
just email [email protected]
please post the video and as much of the dialogue as ppssible from the post seminary talk on shidduchim and red flags wen finding bashert, thanks
http://a-farbrengen.blogspot.com/2010/05/solution-to-problems-of-generation.html
it looks like the photo is from bennys wedding.
manis: my uncle’s father, and benny, my uncle’s brother.
This picture is incredible! Great originality and form 🙂
Please give a class for women in general -based on the topics, the right people will come. There is a desperate need here IN CROWN HEIGHTS for the wisdom that is mostly being given to baalei tshuva. There is a very real shlichus to be done here. I am a single older girl who would most appreciate such inspiration but I am no longer ‘post seminary’ for many years and therefore cannot attend any of the lectures. I am so disappointed..
for the post sem girls.. it is an especially comfusing and delicate time.
thank!
why are there so few who know what they’re talking about? i dont want to follow blindly but the ones who can provide proper answers are scarce. i wish i had a chance to meet this guy.
cool……
same 25 😉
And to 15 – I guess I can speak only for myself, that for an event like this – I would most definitely pay! (I am sure others, who appreciate the magnitude would also, but you’re right, not everyone can afford to, no matter how much they want to)
How about everyone write their suggestions on the back of the check!!!!!!!!
To the Organizers:
Anything for Bochurim, shidduchim age???
They need a lot of guidance and help….
My son is already 26 going on 27, and I still don’t think he knows what he’s looking for and his priorities are very messed up, I think he needs to hear Rabbi Manis talk and really get some perspective in his life in general.
Elter bochurim nisyoinois, internet vichadoimeh……
Didn’t the Rebbe speak to women about women related topics? Aren’t many teachers in girls high schools and seminaries men?
These sessions should be video recorded and posted for others that could not attend to view.
Manis is the man. He speaks with kindness, wisdom, humor and intelligence. His fresh approach is likely to do wonders in our community. Kudos all around to the organizers.
COME TO LOS ANGELES!
to #2 – if you’ll go, you’ll realize that the way Rabbi Friedman speaks, is first of all not a lecture. Second of all, I have heard him speak on topics even more sensitive than tznius, to frum, and non-frum crowds. And I remember coming away thinking that I don’t know how he does it, but somehow, even when he uses words that I myself would never say, it just feels so right- open and honest. His whole manner is the epitome of tznius. I finally concluded that he must have internalized the concept deeper than any living being I… Read more »
why is the manis and benny thing for men only? Or why not do another one for the women?
to #7, how about, “Id like to help sponsor or find sponsors so that it can ALL be free to attend.”
to #9, try “With more effort we can fill a bigger room. How can I get involved to help spread the word?”
and to everyone else, I urge you to join me in asking the organizers: How can I help make this a massive success and see that it happens again son?
1. i think they did this as a test run and want to do more in the future
2. most ¨lecture events¨ here end up to be empty the looking pathetic for the speaker and the small crowd attending. better to have a small setting then a big empty one
Where and when?? Thanks
It would be much appreciated if some sessions could be arranged for ALL women – not just for mothers and the post seminary crowd. Thank you.
Its so private that most people didn’t know abt it. Do u need connections to go to these small classes?
With a community of ka’h thousands of parents, why are these important classes being given in a shul which can hold a maximum of 100 people???
so happy this incredible resource is available to crown heights. please keep us posted on classes for post-sem girls.
you’ve got more than a few inconsistencies here – first of all, he’s addressed ALL of these topics before, though perhaps not in crown heights. (and with his experience in these fields, these sessions are a must-go to! But on another note – why were we only told about this now? Tuesday, Wednesday? of this week? that’s not much advance notice, to hear about it for the first time on Wed morning. Second of all – it says three evening sessions will be open to the GENERAL PUBLIC. I don’t call “Men only”, “fathers only”, or “mothers only” the general… Read more »
To bad I can’t go… 🙁
Please, please, please DO NOT criticize anything about this. Finally there are people who put their money where their mouth is. These are difficult times and these are difficult subjects. KOL HAKOVOD to Rabbi Friedman and his son for being brave enough to tackle them. The best of luck.
what a beautiful photo, mamash beautiful
go maniis!!!!
More programming of this nature is needed. Yasher koach to the organizers and sponsors.
To the organizers of these events. They are indeed important and crucial.
Not meant an insult to Rabbi Friedman in any way: Why is a man giving a lecture about woman’s Tznius to woman?