Category Archives: Happy Minyan

Rabbi Rabbs Unhappy With The Happy Minyan

Rabbi Rabbs does not go to shul much. He stays at home typically on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. But for a while, he would go to the Happy Minyan once a month for their big kiddush because he knew … Continue reading

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Will The Happy Minyan Survive The Departure Of Co-Founder Stuart Wax?

Stuart Wax founded the Happy Minyan in 1994 with David Sacks and friends. Now Stuart has moved with his family to Boca Raton, Florida. Stuart was a foundation of the minyan. How will it go on without without him? The … Continue reading

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The Moshav Band Plays The Happy Minyan Saturday Night

I heard the crowd got so excited that they started throwing their sheitels on stage. A friend says: “A group of women started dancing together and the men rushed out with a makeshift mechitza to put around them. I was … Continue reading

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Valley Village To Get A Happy Minyan

Many of us find that the only time we enjoy davening is when we’re rocking out at the Happy Minyan, which prays to Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach melodies. Now I hear that the San Fernando Valley is getting its own Happy … Continue reading

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Vishnu Luke Visits First Happy Minyan Banquet

Behind my computer keyboard, I feel like Vishnu. I feel like the All-Pervading essence, the master of—and beyond—the past, present and future, the creator and destroyer of all existences, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and … Continue reading

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