This is How Ukrainian Jews Celebrated Lag BaOmer
With a strong sense of Jewish unity and pride, optimism arose among the tens of thousands of Ukrainian Jews who participated this year in the Lag BaOmer events.
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Hundreds Celebrate Joyous Lag B’Omer Parade in London
This past Friday, the streets of London were filled with joy, music, and Jewish pride as over 400 children, joined by hundreds of adults and enthusiastic onlookers, participated in the annual Lag B’Omer Parade.
Lag BaOmer Celebrated in Gorgeous Weather in Montreal
Chabad Montreal did it again. Bezras Ha-Shem Yisbarech, a beautiful Grand Lag BaOmer parade was held under a stunning sunny blue sky with gorgeous weather.
Who Was Julius Stulman?
You won’t find Julius Stulman’s name on any Chabad building or in the official chronicles of its history. Yet, the trickle of letters from the Rebbe to him reveals a deep relationship with both the Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe.
Cheder Lubavitch Morristown Hosts Grand Lag B’Omer Rally and Parade
Escorted by a police contingent, and accompanied by a fully outfitted marching band comprised of kita ches, the boys and girls of Cheder paraded proudly around the neighborhood surrounding the Rabbinical College of America campus.
Soviet Refugees Photos Discovered II
In the second installment of a stash of photos obtained by Hasidic Archives, families who had smuggled across the border between the Soviet Union and Poland—and who later resided in Pocking, Germany, and the suburbs of Paris, France.
Masses Gather at the Central Bonfire Lighting in Moscow
The immense gathering unified the community in a joyful celebration that lasted for hours, featuring spirited dancing and a festive farbrengen in honor of the great Tanna, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai zt”l.
Lauderhill Mayor Joins Lag Baomer Events to Proclaim Jewish American Heritage Month
Lauderhill Mayor Denise Grant accompanied by city officials and staff attended the Lag Baomer events at Chabad of Inverrary, and at the Moshiach Center to proclaim May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month.
Fire Tears Through Crown Heights Apartment Minutes Before Shabbos
Firefighters rushed to a Crown Heights apartment building Friday, just minutes before Shabbos, for reports that flames were billowing from the top floor.
100 Unique Moments Of Lag B’Omer in Meron
Chabad photographer Dovber Hechtman provides 100 unique moments from the celebrations of Lag B’Omer In Meron.
Festival of the Future Leave Lasting Impact Across 4,000 Locations in Four Languages Worldwide
This year’s Festival of the Future initiatives took place in over 300 Chabad Houses. Alongside the “Moshiach in Me” program, which reached 3,200 families and tens of thousands of individuals across 43 countries and more than 100 cities, the campaign elevated the Moshiach Seudah experience—and is now continuing as a year-round Moshiach discovery tool.
40th Year: Annual Lag B’Omer Bonfire Held at Horowitz Home
A Lag Ba’omer bonfire and celebration took place for the 40th year running on Empire Boulevard, in the backyard of the Horowitz family home. There, the Horowitz family and Rabbi Nachman Twerskei have held their annual ‘Hadlokoh’ of a Bonfire in honor of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
Gallery: Last Minute Preparations For Lag B’Omer In Meron
Chabad photographer Dovber Hechtman captured the final preparations for the mass Lag B’Omer events taking place in Meron.
Week #3: Harchakos Shiur Draws Yungeleit to Empire Shteeble
The third week of the Taharas Habayis review series saw a packed crowd of yungeleit at Empire Shteeble, eagerly gathering for the Wednesday evening shiur on “Harchakos” led by Rabbi Levi Belinow, a mechanech in Cheder Ohr Menachem.
The HEART of Caring: Highlights from the Bikur Cholim Annual Women’s Breakfast
Over 500 women graced the halls of Oholei Torah, paying tribute to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka’s legacy of kindness, compassion,and sensitivity, as exemplified in the discrete and compassionate work of Bikur Cholim that carries her name.
With SpaceX and Blue Origin Fueling Local Boom, Community Pushes to Finish Mikvah
A major campaign is underway to complete the first mikvah serving Florida’s Space Coast. Running through May 14, the two-day effort by Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts aims to raise $500,000 to finish construction on this long-anticipated project that will bring the mitzvah of taharas hamishpacha within reach for the rapidly growing local Jewish community.
Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Visits Chabad Institutions in Nice : “The Rebbe’s Kerem Bears Fruit”
On a particularly moving day — Pesach Sheni, the festival of second chances — Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites, paid a special and uplifting visit to the Chabad institutions in the city, led by the local head Shliach, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Pinsan.
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