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A demand brewing to have wisdom and guidance available to Anash and bochurim is taking shape with two exclusive retreats planned. Full Story

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crown heights residence
October 31, 2011 5:30 pm

Thank you for your honesty #1

shiur every sunday morning in rabbi levy shul , by RABBI YY JACOBSON
October 30, 2011 11:03 pm

930 AM SHACRIS
10 AM SHIUR
COME AND GET INSPIRED , GREAT SHIUR ,GREAT CROWD

shlucha
October 30, 2011 10:44 pm

what about doing an event like this for shluchos?

Great!
October 30, 2011 6:45 pm

I think this is a great idea.

Comment#14 meant for #6 not #4
October 30, 2011 5:06 pm
to #10
October 30, 2011 3:02 pm

not the very healthiest of attitudes. its impressive if a person can actually live with that kind of emunah pshuta, at the same time the rebbe was very much pro getting personal mashpi’im etc 🙂

To #4
October 30, 2011 12:44 pm

I was surprised at your comment, there was neither a ‘yechi’ nor ‘anti-yechi’ atmosphere at the program. The lectures that there were, were about Chassidus & self-improvement. Other than that there was just alot of friendly companionship and fun. You must have got the wrong program in mind, or heard mistaken info.

to #1 and those who share his sentiments
October 30, 2011 12:44 pm

You are making a very good point. But please lose the bitter tone. THIS program is just for shluchim, but Rabbi Friedman had precisely this type of program in CH a few minths ago for anash. He DOES and will continue (I hope) to serve each section of our community in turn. HE NEEDS CHIZUK TOO, to continue being mechazek others, not criticism.
people do care.

what about the rest of us?
October 30, 2011 12:08 pm

Very nice. But everyone needs to benefit from Rabbi F’s wisdom. And everyone needs chizzuk. I love when my friends on shluchos tell me they are going to the kinus for chizzuk. They dont’ attend classes. They just hang our with their friends and family. Fine. Nice. Nothing wrong with that. But what about the chizzuk? The classes? Nonshluchim don’t get that opportunity. Yeah, I know, there is a guest program. It’s very nice. But nothing really for those who help the shluchim. Nothing to give the people behing the scenes the chizzuk they need to support their shluchim.

To # 1 and #2
October 30, 2011 12:07 pm

Please write all your good ideas on the back of the CHECK!!!!

Maybe just maybe
October 30, 2011 12:51 am

folks can make peace with the fact that not all questions have asnwers – yup, even us lubavicthers dont’ have anserws for everything. and the next guru of the month doesn’t have the answers either.

life has its twists and turns. if you have faith and belief that what god does is best, then whatever curve ball hit you is gam zu latova.

From a shliach
October 29, 2011 11:00 pm

Every frum community, such as Baltimore, Flatbush, etc., has regularly scheduled evenings of inspiration, shiurim and the like. It is crucial! Why shouldn’t these events be open for anash?!

Truly Vital
October 29, 2011 10:59 pm

This is such an important point. As a shliach, I don’t see why these programs can’t be open to all of anash.
#1, perhaps you can email these ideas to Rabbi Friedman…

Maspiah Available - On ur Block
October 29, 2011 10:27 pm

This week’s JEM video(#374) of the Rebbe Sicha emphasizes the need of Mashpim to take an active role. U must find a person who will take that role for u. U say ur a grandfather but everyone needs a mentor to talk to. For ur own sake find & adopt someone to that role for urself. As the Rebbe says there , u need an individualised approach based on Chabad Chaasidic approach.

To #4
October 29, 2011 9:52 pm

That may be but since we have a split community (Yechi-nonYechi) what is there for BOTH groups that can be mechazek us according to our views? If I don’t say Yechi or wave a flag or say Rebbe MHM all the time, how do some programs help ME?

I'm #1
October 29, 2011 9:34 pm

people in Crown Heights don’t have time for each other. They don’t have time for themselves. LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING! We just lost another young wonderful member of Anash and some of us are at the end of our rope. Let’s be honest, there are kids are in trouble here. Don’t pretend that organizuing a farbrengen in my shul or home will make a difference. You think people give a darn when I have yarzheit and want to make anything? Everyone’s got excuses. Nobody has time. We are dead and dying. Manis Friedman and others like him need to wake… Read more »

There are retreats for women too
October 29, 2011 9:24 pm

Mrs Chana Ginsburg arranges a beautiful, relaxing, inspiring retreat for women two or three times a year. I have been there and was amazed at how uplifting and enjoyable it was. Very important resource for our community.

anash
October 29, 2011 9:17 pm

Crown Heights is full of chasidishe yiden they just neet to be tapped in to.

As a shliach, the reality is that the opportunity for a farbrengen is limited to 4-5 times a year, and a hanging out with other Lubavitchers even less.

I think this is a great idea, it’s just at a bad time for me.

Make the program
October 29, 2011 8:13 pm

If you make a program anash will show up. We as non-shluchim need to mechazik each other with making farbengens and chassidus shuirim. As a grandparent, make a shiur in your shul for the local anash who have families. Machezik the minyin, maybe adding another minyin and yoma depagraha get involved. You don’t have to be a shliach to give and get chizuk, a gut voch

Very nice but
October 29, 2011 7:47 pm

What about regular working people? Shluchim are special but aren’t we special too, the people who keep shluchim out there? I’m a grandparent in Crown Heights supporting my children on shlichus I’m literally dying for chizzuk to help me deal with all the issues around me – family, money, health, shidduchim, job security. We can’t afford to fly anywhere, not in time not in money. We worry about our shluchim as well as our others children. In Shul today during layenning I thought why am I doing this? My Emunah is bruised and I could use Rabbi Friedman’s wisdom and… Read more »

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