In Yiddish, the word Farbrengen means "spending time together." It has come to describe an earnest and brotherly gathering of Chassidim, punctuated by song and talk.
Farbrengens are usually held on an auspicious day in the Hasidic calendar such as a birthday or Yom Hilulah of one of the Chabad Rebbes, or a day in which one of the Chabad Rebbes was released from prison.
At Chabad House of West Hampsead these dates are commemorated with an uplifting celebration.
In addition, every Shabbat Mevarchim we hold a Farbrengen.
Chai (18th) Elul
Birthday of Baal Shem Tov and first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shneor Zalman of Liadi
Yud Tes (19th) Kisslev
Rosh Hashanah of Chasiddus
Yud (10th) Shevat
Day of Passing of Previous Rebbe, The Rebbe Assumes Leadership
Yud Aleph (11th) Nissan
Birthday of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson
Gimmel (3rd) Tammuz
Yom Hakadosh of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson
Yud Beis/ Yud gimmel
Birthday and day of Liberation of Previous Rebbe Rabbi Yosef Y. Schneerson