Gallery #4: The Great Lag BaOmer Parade – Faces
Thousands of children packed two full blocks of Eastern Parkway, in front of 770 – the Lubavtich World Headquarters, to celebrate Lag BaOmer with a parade and a show of Jewish Pride.
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Gallery #3: The Great Lag BaOmer Parade – Faces
Thousands of children packed two full blocks of Eastern Parkway, in front of 770 – the Lubavtich World Headquarters, to celebrate Lag BaOmer with a parade and a show of Jewish Pride.
New Army Chaplain Sworn In at Lag BaOmer Parade
A Chabad Shliach has joined the U.S. Army as a chaplain, and in the first event of its kind, held his “swearing in” ceremony at the Lag BaOmer parade amid the marching and dancing.
Gallery #2: The Great Lag BaOmer Parade
Thousands of children packed two full blocks of Eastern Parkway, in front of 770 – the Lubavtich World Headquarters, to celebrate Lag BaOmer with a parade and a show of Jewish Pride.
Gallery #1: The Great Lag BaOmer Parade
Thousands of children packed two full blocks of Eastern Parkway, in front of 770 – the Lubavtich World Headquarters, to celebrate Lag BaOmer with a parade and a show of Jewish Pride.
Photos: 100’s Celebrate Lag BaOmer in the Rain
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents of all ages turned out Motzai Shabbos for the Lag BaOmer bonfire on Kingston Avenue, in front of the George Wingate High School.
Rain Doesn’t Dampen Lag BaOmer Celebrations
A Lag BaOmer bonfire and celebration took place for the 33nd year running on Empire Boulevard, in the backyard of the Horowitz family home. Together, the Horowitz family and Rabbi Nachman Twerskei held their annual ‘Hadlokoh’ of a Bonfire in honor of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Shloime Schneorson, 55, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Reb Shloime Schneorson OBM, a resident of Kfar Chabad and Nachlas Har Chabad and son of the noted Chossid R’ Moshe Schneorson OBM. He was 55 years old.
Tahor Creator Responds to Questions About App
Following the announcement of the launch of a new App – called Tohar – to assist women with Bedikah Inquiries, fierce debate over the Kashrus of such an App ensued, while others hailed it as being long overdue. Zisa Levin, one of the apps creators, has authored a response to questions about the App.
From Days Gone By: A Glimpse into Lag Ba’omers Past
Ahead of Lag Ba’omer, a CrownHeights.info reader shares an amazing collection of photos and documents from past parades.
Trash Set Ablaze, Fire Marshals Investigating
Unknown vandals brazenly set the trash in front of a Jewish apartment building ablaze on Monday afternoon.
Photos by Esther Malka Levertov / Nachas Photography
Camp Fund Holds Annual Auction
The Keren Avrohom Eliezer Camp Fund – in memory of Hatomim Avremi Goldman HYD – hosted its annual auction with hundreds in attendance. the camp fund benefits children with scholarships that enables parents to send them to summer camp. Winners List Added.
770’s Upstairs Gets New Ceilings
In a continuing effort to keep beautifying and maintaining the halls and hallways of 770 – the Lubavitch World Headquarters, a new project is underway to replace parts of the new and old acoustic ceilings in 770’s upstairs Shul.
Rabbis and Activists Visit the Pope
A delegation of Rabbis and activists visited the Vatican on Monday morning, and spent 45 minutes in a private meeting with the pope. Among the delegation was a Chabad Shliach from Brooklyn.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Refael Shmuel Badichi, 6, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the very untimely passing of Refael Shmuel Badichi OBM, a young boy from Israel who was living in Crown Heights while he was being treated for his illness. He was 6 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. Bentzion Rader, 92, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Bentzion Rader OBM, a noted accountant and prominent member of the Lubavitch community in London, England. He was 92 years old.
Car Crash Leaves Pedestrian in Critical Condition
A Jewish man is in critical condition after he was hit by a car and thrown as much as 15 feet. Horrified witnesses recounted seeing a speeding vehicle strike the victim, who was walking on the sidewalk.
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