In the Rebbe’s correspondence, a recurring theme is the potential and power of chassidishe farbrengen. Repeatedly, the Rebbe urges chassidim to lead, activists to organize, and individuals to participate in a farbrengen.
In a letter to Mr. Yehuda Leib Unger of Pittsburg, the Rebbe wrote, “My father-in-law, the Rebbe, once said: A chassidishe farbrengen warms the head, the heart, even the heels of one’s feet. When one comes home after such a farbrengen, one brings light and warmth into the home, making the home brighter and warmer than it was before.”
“Bring him to a farbrengen,” the Rebbe advised a Chossid who was in the process of bringing someone closer to Yiddishkeit, in a 25 Iyar 5711 (1951) letter. “It will influence him on in a general way (makif) to become more receptive...”
In a letter to Reb Boruch Nachshon of Chevron, from 11 Shevat 5726 (1966), the Rebbe reprimands him, “How many farbrengens did you partake in since you travelled from here?” (Hiskashrus 835)
