Over a thousand children gathered in front of 770 for a rally marking Lag Ba’omer. Children from the schools in Crown Heights, as well as the surrounding neighborhoods, enjoyed music and nosh, gave Tzedakkah and recited the twelve pesukim. The rally concluded with a special show with children’s favorite uncle, Uncle Moishy.
Students of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, France, celebrated Lag Ba’omer with the traditional bonfire, accompanied by singing and dancing – and a ‘Kumzitz.’ The following morning, the students organized a grand Lag Ba’omer parade for Jewish children throughout Paris.
Pictures from the Lag Ba’omer children’s parade, which took place in Kiryat Gat, Israel.
Girls from Beis Rivka High School had a special Lag Ba’omer evening, which included a bonfire as well as a barbeque, arranged by the school administration. The event included meaningful programing for the girls, ensuring that the evening was celebrated appropriately.
A Lag Ba’omer bonfire and celebration took place for the 28th year on Empire Boulevard in the backyard of the Horowitz family. Together, Rabbi Sholom Horowitz and Rabbi Nachman Twerskei held their annual ‘Hadlokoh’ of a Bonfire in honor of Reb Shimon Bar Yochai.
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents of all ages braved the inclement weather and attended the Lag Ba’omer bonfire on Kingston Avenue, in front of the George Wingate Highschool.
From the archives of Shmuel Zalmanov, a photo collection of students of the Chabad Yeshiva in Lod, Israel preparing for a Lag Ba’omer bonfire in 1977.
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique collection of photos of the Rebbe attending the grand Lag Ba’omer parade over the years.
From the archives of Shmuel Zalmanov, we present a never-before-seen gallery of photos of the Rebbe attending the Lag Ba’omer parade which took place in front of 770 in 1980. Additionally, we present a copy of an invitation which was sent out for the Lag Ba’omer parade in 1967, only a few days before the Six Day War.
Hundreds of Shluchim from all over France gathered in Paris today for the annual regional Kinus, where they listened to lectures and attended workshops in an effort to boost their activities and reach out to even more Jews than before.
After a month of intense preparation for Yud Alef Nissan, which included farbrangens and a weekly duch to the Rebbe, ULY Crown Street eighth graders earned a paintball shooting trip, with a barbecue to top it off.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway’s Auction took place Sunday in Crown Heights with event planner Heshy J of Scoop & Co. giving a presentation. “And the winners are… the hundreds of people who supported the learning of our dear talmidim” said Rabbi Sholom Avtzon.
It wasn’t pretty in either game with the Kloppers falling to the Mad Hatters and the Red Heifers giving in to the Tribe in Thursday night’s season opener at the St. Johns Recreational Park in Crown Heights.
After a 7 day hiatus, Avi, Moshe, Malki and Dina Hershkop from Crown Heights help bake chometz on Motzei Pesach at the Baitch Bakery in Kfar Chabad.
Chezki Herz was the first to walk out with a fresh pie of pizza curtsey of a $118 donation to KSCVK at their auction earlier this year. Pomodori‘s pizza was uncompromising and pumping out pizzas as fast as customers were able to line up and grab them.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The last day of Passover (“Acharon Shel Pesach”) is particularly associated with Moshiach and the future redemption. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of partaking of a “Seudas Moshiach” (Moshiachs Meal) on the afternoon of the last day of Passover; in addition to the Matzah eaten at “ Seudas Moshiach”, the Rebbes of Chabad added the custom of drinking four cups of wine, as in the Seder held on Passover’s first days.
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