Crown Heights Celebrates Lag BaOmer with Rally
All the schools in Crown Heights celebrated Lag Baomer with a rally in the Old Boys and Girls School Field, the site which the Rebbe visited a similar gathering 25 years ago.
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Berel Dubinsky (Morristown, NJ) and Chana Tzukernik (Crown Heights)
Photos: Schools March and Celebrate Lag BaOmer
Hundreds of students in the Crown Heights schools marched through the neighborhood steers, carrying signs celebrating Jewish customs and activities along with marching bands, all on their way to the community-wide rally that took place in the Old Boys and Girls School Field on Troy Avenue.
Baby Girl!
Peretz and Mussie (nee Weingarten) Wolowik (Crown Heights)
Here’s My Story: Don’t Abandon Ship
After one meeting Rabbi Shabsi Katz became strongly connected to the Rebbe and made many trips to New York to seek the Rebbe’s advice on apartheid, his role regarding that issue, and many other issues.
The Story Behind the Famous ‘Lag B’Omer Coins’
Ever wondered about the story behind those Lag B’Omer coins? Hear the behind-the-scenes details from Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Krinsky and watch as the Rebbe distributes them at the parade.
Baby Boy!
Yitzy and Sheina Silver (Crown Heights)
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.
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.
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