Farbrengen, The

So, you’ve been invited to a farbrengen and aren’t sure what to expect. Well, you’re in good company—neither do most people.

Experience the spiritual joy and intellectual rigor of a Farbrengen (chassidic gathering) with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.

An hour-long excerpt from a 1982 satellite broadcast of the Rebbe’s pre-Passover gathering on the occasion of his 80th birthday (11 Nissan, 5742).

Original introduction to a 1982 satellite broadcast of the Rebbe's 80th birthday celebration. Hosted by Joseph Papp and the event's simultaneous translator, Rabbi Manis Friedman.

What does G-d want with sinners like me? What did He put such a louse of a creature here for? I just want to know: does He appreciate at all the effort I put into trying not to be what I am?

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