Overview
- Chabad communities marked the Rebbe’s birthday with in-person gatherings in Crown Heights and a Los Angeles program that was broadcast to viewers around the world.
- The Crown Heights Farbrengen at Lincoln Place Shul and Beis Hamedrash featured Rabbi Michoel Golomb, began with Maariv at 8:00 pm, and included a Seudas Mitzvah.
- Event organizers said R’ Dovi Narboni sponsored the Crown Heights gathering in honor of his birthday, covering costs so more locals could take part.
- The Los Angeles event, “An Evening with the Rebbe,” took place at Moshe Ganz Hall with Rabbi Manis Friedman, opened with Mincha and Maariv, and led into a community Farbrengen at Chabad of Hancock Park open to men and women with a suggested $10 donation.
- COLlive streamed the Los Angeles program, while a newly published video of a 1986 Yud‑Gimmel Nissan Farbrengen added historical context that the inspiration often continues beyond a single day.