On Chof Daled Teves, communities throughout Marine Park came together in a remarkable display of achdus to commemorate the yartzeit of the “Baal HaTanya”, the Alter Rebbe, at the prestigious Ohr Yisroel Yeshiva Hall. The event was initiated by the local shliach, Rabbi Levy Hendel, director of Chabad of Marine Park.

Representing all Marine Park communities – numbering over 30 congregations – the gathering brought together Chassidish, Litvish, Sephardic, Modern, and Chabad communities, all united in honor of the Alter Rebbe.

Twenty-two local rabbanim attended in person, with additional rabbanim sending messages of support. The rabbanim shared Divrei Torah and words of Achdus and Chizuk, highlighting the Alter Rebbe’s enduring impact on Yiddishkeit. Participants also joined together in singing the Alter Rebbe’s soulful niggunim.

A historic highlight of the evening was the completion and first-time distribution of a locally printed edition of the Tanya – printed in Marine Park – marking a significant milestone for the local community.

A seforim sale featuring editions of Tanya and Alter Rebbe’s “Shulchan Aruch Harav” was also held in the hall’s lobby, allowing attendees to further connect with his Torah in a tangible way.

One of the Rabbonim who addressed the gathering noted that this extraordinary display of unity was especially fitting in connection with the Alter Rebbe, whose life’s work famously united Nigleh and Nistar through the Shulchan Aruch and the Tanya.

Participating Rabbanim and Communities (Partial List):

Rabbi Aryeh שליט״א
Persian Shul Kingsway

Rabbi Derechidam שליט״א
Persian Shul of Marine Park

Rabbi Eichenstein שליט״א
Kehal Tiferes Avrohom Ziditshov

Rabbi Epstein שליט״א
Bnei Torah of Marine Park

Rabbi Fried שליט”א
Young Israel of Bedford Bay

Rabbi Goldstein שליט״א
Khal Ner L’Meiah

Rabbi Halberstam שליט״א
Khal Shaarei Zion

Rabbi Hayoun שליט״א
Magen David of Madison

Rabbi Hendel שליט״א
Chabad of Marine Park

Rabbi Klein שליט״א
Adas Yeshurun

Rabbi Lawrence שליט״א
Bais Hamedrash of Flatbush

Rabbi Mayor שליט״א
Sefardic Congregation of Nostrand

Rabbi Mor שליט״א
Bnei Yaakob Torah Center

Rabbi Rapps שליט״א
Minyan Chaim Berlin

Rabbi Rokeach שליט״א
Bais Mordechai D’Bertch

Rabbi Rotenburg שליט״א
Khal Bais Moshe Shmiel Kozeva

Rabbi Schiffenbauer שליט״א
Khal Bnai Torah of Flatbush

Rabbi Shualson שליט״א
Kehilas Shellbank

Rabbi Takoyer שליט״א
Rabbi Schiffman שליט״א
Kingsway Jewish Center

Rabbi Toiv שליט״א
Congregation Ahavat Torah

Rabbi Tversky שליט״א
Bais HaMedrash Makarov

Rabbi Vigler שליט״א
Mayan Yisrael

Rabbi Weiss שליט״א
Merkaz Yisrael of Marine Park

Rabbi Zolty שליט”א
Khal Ohr Yisroel

Photo credits: Alex Gorkhov