CROWN HEIGHTS (SNS)

 Hundreds of additional guests came to spend Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah in Crown Heights.

On Friday night there were 4 Sholom Zochors k"ah.

Shemini Atzeres
In the Rebbe's room Hakofos started right after Maariv. The Rebbe's & Moshiach's Sefer Torah were present @ Hakofos in the Rebbe's room. Israel Zev "Shmidy" Goldshmid continued his Chazaka of bringing the Sifrei Torahs from downstairs to upstairs & then returned them later so that they could be used @ the main Hakofos downstairs. Hakofos in the Rebbes room ended @ lerech 8:55pm.

Downstairs Hakofos started @ 9:00 pm and went on till about midnight.

Tahalucha
Thousands of men, bochurim and children went to 300+ Shuls on Tahalucha. Starting from the early afternoon groups some accompanied by police escorts left 770. The groups went to all parts of the city including Queens, Flatbush, Brighton Beach, Howard Beach, Sea Gate, Manhattan, Canarsie, Boro Park, Park Slope and more.

Simchas Torah
At around 7:30, while thousands were on Tahalucha there were special Hakofos organized by Tzivos Hashem, held downstairs in 770 for all the children and women. It was a packed house. Everyone present also had a chance to kiss the Rebbe's and Moshiach's Sefer Torah.

Downstairs in 770, Hakofos started @ lerech 10:30pm but as usual it took a while for the Shul to fill up as everyone was making their way back from Tahalucha. The "official" hakofos, ended around 2:o0am but the singing, dancing and Lechaim went on for hours.

Hakofos in the Rebbe room were held immediately after Maariv and ended @ lerech 8:50pm.

Chazzonim over Yom Tov S =Shachris, M = Mussaf, CT = Choson Torah CB = Choson Breishis

770 Downstairs
Shemini Atzeres
S – Sholem Ber Sanowicz
M – Mendel Reizes
There were 5 Chasanim

Simchas Torah
S – Yitzi Hecht
M – Luzer Kenig started and was relieved by Yankel Spritzer after they realized that customarily Chazzonim from Israel don't Daven @ the Umud in 770 on Simchas Torah
CT – A bunch of people
CB - The Rebbe & the Friediker Rebbe & Baal Koreh made the Brochos

Rebbe's Room
Shemini Atzeres
S – Lipa Kosofsky
M – Yisroel Gordon
There were 2 Chasanim

Simchas Torah
S - Sholom Duchman
M - Moshe Kotlarsky
CT - Rabbis' / Mazkirim - B. Klein, C.Y. Krinsky, L. Groner
CB - The Rebbe & the Friediker Rebbe & Baal Koreh made the Brochos

Food & Drink
As usual special thanks goes to Nochum Markowitz who made all the arrangements for the "Kiddushim" on Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah both night and day. Sposnors included the Raitport family, Raskins Fish and the Jacobson brothers.

Farbrengen

Towards the end of Yom Tov thousands packed the downstairs of 770 for a Farbrengen. Everyone sang the Niggunim of all the Rebbeim. There was also a Maamer Chazzered by Rabbi Levi Garelik.

@ The Ohel
A crowd of close to 250 spent Shemini Atzeres, Simchas Torah @ the Ohel. The guests visited 35 Shuls in Long Island & Queens on Tahalucha.

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