Chabad Farbrengens Under the Soviet Union, featuring Nuchie Schapiro [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #196]
Introduction Having previously explored Chabad farbrengens in the 46th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, how did they function under the Soviet regime? To share his research on this topic is Nuchie Schapiro. Biography of Guest Schapiro grew up in Crown Heights, being educated at Oholei Torah, and later studied at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim/Rabbinical College of […]
The Farbrengen Episode
As previously mentioned, the fourth and final podcast & video episode of September 2020 is on Farbrengens. A common practice of Lubavitcher Hasidim (also known as Chabad), Farbrengens are a gathering of Chabad Hasidim, which involves drinking. Returning to the show is Rabbi Eli Simpson, who has previously appeared on the show discussing Drinking in […]