At the end of every seven years, at an appointed time, in the Festival of Sukkot [following] the year of Shemitah. When all Israel comes to appear before the Lord, your G d, in the place He will choose, you shall read this Torah before all Israel, in their ears. Assemble the people: the men, the women, the children…—Deuteronomy 31:10-12. The biblical mitzvah of Hakhel is only in effect when all the Jewish people reside in the Holy Land. Nevertheless,…
During the days of Moshiach, we see many righteous non-Jews who help the Jewish people in many ways. We in Japan have been blessed with many such righteous gentiles, who have assisted the Chabad House from its establishment in 1999. When Rabbi Edery was looking for the first house for the Chabad House, he met a wonderful Jewish entrepreneur by the name of Eyal Agmoni, who lived in Japan for some time. He recommended a good friend of his who…
Shavuot is around the corner, with that we are preparing the ‘’dairy menu’’ for this holiday. In Japan, when you want to make kosher hot cocoa, on a cold winter day, it takes about 10 hours. At 4 in the morning, Rabbi Edery wakes up, drives to the milk farm for the morning milking. The milk farms are in Saitama, Gunma, or Chiba, ranging between 1.5 -3.5 hours drive, one way. He brings with him 2- 20 liter drink tanks,…
Lag Baomer Tokyo was truly a special and inspiring experience. There was a wonderful and enthusiastic group of guests. All enjoyed a fantastic BBQ, words of Torah, music, a lot of singing and dancing, making all the people happy and joyous on this auspicious day. Candles were lit in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Surely all the prayers were answered. Rabbi Goldstien, a guest from Israel, read words from the Holy Zohar, and sang melodies from Meron, where Rabbi…
You are more than welcome to joining us for the Lag Baomer BBQ, this coming Monday evening. When and Where? This Monday, May 11 at 6:00 pm at Chabad Tokyo japan 1-25-18 Sanno Ota-ku, Tokyo Tuesday, May 12, Field Trip for children in honor of Lag Baomer Fun! Adventurous! Meaningful! To join, please email in advance to [email protected] What is Lag Baomer? Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s Yortzeit Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai was a great sage who lived around 2,000 years…