On the evening of April 28th 2013 while most people were home recovering from a long day of Lag B’omer celebrations, nearly 300 people joined together for South Florida Jewish Academy’s annual dinner. This Extra-Ordinary “Evening of Tribute” was in recognition of their students that have overcome personal challenges by attaining remarkable achievements.
Miami, FL — Students in the Klurman Mesivta’s 8th grade enjoyed an exciting Shabbaton on Florida’s space coast, with trips to the NASA space center, local Chabad House, and an Eco-safari.
Over 20 Shluchim from the greater Washington D.C. region gathered for a one-day seminar at Chabad of NOVA with Rabbi Manis Friedman. The seminar focused on learning, discussing, and growing in their understanding of Chassidus and their connection to the Rebbe’s teachings.
Police commissioner Raymond Kelly was awarded the Ari Halberstam Memorial Award Wednesday evening at the Jewish Childrens Museum’s 8th annual award dinner.
Hundreds gathered in front of 770 this afternoon to participate in the Levaya of Shlucha, Rebbetzin Hindy Scheiman OBM who passed away yesterday after lengthy battle with an illness.
More than 1.5 million tourists and locals flooded the streets of Louisville for the annual Kentucky Derby Festival. This year, the Pegasus Parade featured a float built by Chabad of Kentucky. Playing on the year’s theme, “Now That’s Entertainment,” Chabad’s entry promoted random acts of goodness and kindness.
It was a beautiful afternoon for softball challenge between Ahavas Yisroel and Beis Shmuel, which was hosted at Lefferts park along with a barbecue. Though CAY was clearly overwhelmed by BS’s softball experience.
Last Sunday, April 28, was a beautiful spring day and the perfect setting for the Riverdale Jewish community’s dual celebration at Seton Park: Lag B’Omer and the Siyyum Sefer Torah.
A historic gathering took place at the NJ state capitol, as Chabad Shluchim from across the state met for lunch with a significant group of the NJ State Legislators.
Wednesday evening close to 300 woman packed into the Chovevei Torah ballroom for an evening ‘Celebrating Motherhood’, discussing various topics pertaining to the subject of families and motherhood.
Lag B’omer in Chicago is synonymous with the annual Great Jewish Family Festival, a joint program of the Chabad Centers in Illinois. A whopping 6,000 people of all ages attended this year from throughout the metropolitan Chicago area.
Over 150 children, parents and volunteers of the Friendship Circle of Crown Heights marched together at the Great Parade!
At an emotional ceremony on Friday attended by Rabbonim, political figures, and Anash members from, friends and family, Tzfat’s Otzar HaStam visitors centers officially opened its new Gan HaOtiot exhibit. The ceremony also marked the 15th anniversary of the city’s pioneering Head Shliach, Rabbi Aryeh Leib Kaplan, A’H.
Dozens of members from the Orthodox community of Park Slope gathered Monday to attend the ribbon-cutting celebrating the opening of the William and Betty Katz Center for Jewish Life which now houses Park Slope’s first ‘mikvah.’
Jewish families from the Smolensk Region in Russia gathered in the Smolensk Jewish Community Center – Beit Malkin for a Lag BaOmer celebration!
Over 4,000 people of all ages used a beautiful day in Montreal Sunday to celebrate Jewish pride in what was one of the city’s largest Lag BaOmer Parade in years.
The streets of Baka were abuzz this Lag B’Omer, as Rabbi Avraham Hendel and his wife Dina led more than 100 children and their parents through the Jerusalem neighborhood. They were accompanied by professional drummers, and adorned with hats, balloons, banners and songs.
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