ד׳ כסלו ה׳תשפ״ו | November 23, 2025
Chicago Rov, Doctor Headlined Packed London Celebration
The Yeshiva Gedola of London drew a full crowd for a lively Rosh Chodesh Kislev farbrengen featuring Chicago’s Rabbi Boruch Hertz and a live Zoom address from Dr. Ira Weiss, the Rebbe’s cardiologist, as well as Rabbi Yitzchak Sufrin, Rabbi Levi Sudak, and Rabbi Mendel Gordon.
Yeshiva Gedola of London, led by the Talmidim hashluchim, marked the joyous Yom Tov on Thursday night with a beautiful farbrengen and program.
The program started off with the reading of the Rebbe’s kapitel by Rabbi Yitzchak Sufrin, longstanding member of the vaad of Beis Lubavitch UK and from the ziknei hashluchim in London.
The crowd was then addressed by Rabbi Levi Sudak, shliach of the Rebbe to Edgware, who beautifully recounted his experience of the events of Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah 5738.
Next up was one of the Talmidim haShluchim, Mendel Kievman, who spoke about the meaning and relevance of Rosh Chodesh Kislev to bochurim in this day and age.
The guest speaker of the night was Rabbi Boruch Hertz, Rav of the Chicago Chabad Community.
There was also a special live appearance via Zoom by Dr. Ira Weiss — the Rebbe’s personal cardiologist — who spoke of his special connection with the Rebbe, which started because of the events of Rosh Chodesh Kislev and continued throughout the Rebbe’s nesius.
The program finished with spontaneous dancing with live music.
The event was emceed by Rabbi Mendel Gordon, mashpia in the yeshiva.
Rabbi Hertz then proceeded to farbreng into the wee hours of the morning.
This event was one of the many projects of the shluchim to Yeshiva Gedola London: Zalmy Wagner, Gershon Jacobson, Mendel Lubin and Mendel Kievman.
To learn more about their activities or to donate, visit yglshluchim.com
Dr. Weiss’ speech:
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