Photos: Hundreds at Lag BaOmer Bonfire
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents of all ages turned out tonight, Wednesday, for the Lag Ba’omer bonfire on Kingston Avenue, in front of the George Wingate High School.
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Photos: Empire Bonfire Keeps Growing
A Lag Ba’omer bonfire and celebration took place for the 33rd 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.
Photos: Beis Rivka Celebrates Lag Ba’omer
Girls from Beis Rivka High School had a special Lag Ba’omer evening, which included a bonfire as well as a barbecue, arranged by the school administration. The event included meaningful programming for the girls, ensuring that the evening was celebrated appropriately.
Crown Heights Inspires Over 300 at JLI’s Shabbaton
This past Shabbos, the Crown Heights community hosted JLI’s Shabbat in the Heights, an annual Shabbaton, that brought Jewish men, women and families from 52 communities across the globe to the Rebbe’s Shchunah to experience Chassidic life in a personal way.
Chovevei Torah Zal. Illustration Photo.
Yeshiva Hanhalah Decries ‘Shfichas Domim’ Video
A video, which circulated on social media, showing a group of Bochurim removing a certain sign from the bookcases of the Chovevei Torah Zal, prompted the Hanholoh to release a strong statement condemning the video, and clarifying that the matter had already been resolved internally, and that number of the Bochurim in the video had nothing to do with the actions of those few.
Three People Shot on Eastern Parkway
Three people were shot Tuesday evening on Eastern Parkway, none of whom suffered life threatening injuries, following what police believe was an argument.
Video: Shwekey Sings Aleph, Beis, Gimmel
No, it’s not another song to help children learn the Aleph-Beis. Jewish music leaders Yaakov Shwekey and Yitzy Waldner teamed up with Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin to produce a song about emunah and bitachon.
Come to Rashbi at the Ohel
In accordance with the Rebbe’s directive on Lag B’omer 5710-1950, there will be multiple round-trips on Lag B’omer from 770 to the Ohel, on an air conditioned coach bus for the Crown Heights community.
Instant Torah: Action Corrects Action
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Shmini is titled: Action corrects action.
Picture of the Day: The Rebbes Nigunim #2
The team behind “The Rebbes Nigunim” children’s DVD kicked off production today with a recording session for The Rebbes Nigunim volume #2.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Ashley (nee Joseph) Herz (Hollywood, FL)
Wednesday: Shloshim for R’ Gershon Hyams OBM
The Family of Reb Gershon Hyams OBM is inviting the community to partake in a gathering to mark the Shloshim – 30 days to the passing – of their dear father. The event will take place on Wednesday evening, Lag […]
Torah Ohr Yeshiva Bochrim Inspire Community
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida hosts Torah Ohr Yeshiva Bochrim and Shluchim for an inspiring Shabbas.
Video: Is Faith a Constant Avodah?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Emor . This week he answers the question: Is Faith a constant Avodah? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Rabbi Aryeh Leib Kaplan, third from left, pioneered the revival of Jewish life in Safed, Israel. He is shown here at age 20, when he was sent by the Rebbe to lead a group of rabbinical students who helped establish the first yeshivah in Australia.
The Rabbi Who Pioneered the Jewish Revival of Safed
In Chabad circles, there are no small assignments for the movement’s emissaries, sent near and far to bolster and spread Judaism, often in isolated outposts. But there are some who take on missions of heroic proportion, such as one assigned a young Crown Heights couple in the summer of 1973.
Chassidus to Hit NY Streets over Lag B’Omer
For more then ten years, thousands have benefited from annual sales of Chassidus Seforim at discounted prices. The sales take place throughout New York, in neighborhoods including Boro Park and Williamsburg to make the light of Chassidus available to all, regardless of background or previous exposure Chassidus.
Wednesday: Communal Lag Ba’omer Bonfire
Marking the beginning of Lag Ba’omer, a communal bonfire will be lit once again on Kingston Avenue in front of the Wingate High School – located at 600 Kingston Avenue – beginning at 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 2nd.
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