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: 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 programing for the girls, ensuring that the evening was celebrated appropriately.
New Engagement!
Chaim Shmuel Ladaev (Crown Heights) and Shprintza Gutnick (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yankee (ben Berel) Junik (Crown Heights) and Rendel Leah (bas Yoske) Levin (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Mendel Adelman (Amherst, MA) and Shterni Freeman (Los Angeles, CA)
Eli Marcus Releases New Song: Kol Hamesameach
Following his first album, Eli Marcus is back with some new and exciting music. In honor of Lag Ba’omer, we bring you “Kol Hamesameach” off Eli’s upcoming dance album Energy, due out for Shavuos. The new single was produced by Mendy Friedman, composed by newcomer Shmuel Dovid Mezei, and arranged by Sholom Lieberman.
Photo: JEM
Video: Lag B’omer Throughout the Years
As Lag Ba’omer approaches, we’re reminded of the precious opportunity we had to witness such glory as the great parades with the Rebbe in times past.
New Engagement!
Yehudah Leib Welton (Berkeley, CA) and Nechama Aviva Weinstein (Pittsburgh, PA)
Nigeria Factory Employs Adults with Special Needs
Caring for children with special needs is always complicated. In Nigeria, where they are often viewed with suspicion, the picture is all the more complex. One of their major challenges has been how to help their charges after they turn 18. Unable to care for themselves yet no longer children, they are thrust into a world where they are often neglected and abused.
Watch Live: Lag Ba’omer Celebrations in Meron
Watch the joyous celebrations of Lag Ba’omer, the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, streamed live from his Kever in Meron, Israel.
Photos by Esther Malka Levertov / Nachas Photography
Alumni Celebrate 60 Years of Beth Rivkah Montreal
They came from around the world: Israel, England, Ohio, Mexico, New York and elsewhere. Over 300 women, all alumni of Beth Rivkah-Montreal, gathered together for a gala reunion on Sunday, Pesach Sheini.
Assailant: Attack on Jewish Boy ‘Was to Win a Bet’
A black youth who attacked a Jewish student and stole his hat and Yarmulka admitted to targeting the boy due to his religion, and said the attack was part of a ‘bet’ between the assailant and his friends.
Baby Girl!
Menachem and Devorah Leah Smith (North Miami Beach, FL)
First Lag Ba’omer Bonfire of the Year Burns in Sydney
World Lag Ba’omer festivities were launched in Sydney, Australia, at the first Bonfire in the world, lit at the Yeshiva Centre-Chabad NSW HQ.
Nosson Zand
Chasidic Rapper Sings ‘Memories’
In this Sefirah-friendly music video, Chasidic rapper Nosson Zand sings his hit song ‘Memories’ in a-cappella style while driving in his car.
Assisted Suicide Bill Clears Legislative Hurdle
A bill that would authorize people with terminal illnesses to request life-ending drugs from a physician has cleared a hurdle in New York’s state Legislature.
Memorial Museum Honors Jewish Life in Brazil
Yona Krasilchik arrived in Sao Paulo in 1908 with a small group of landsmen from Bessarabia. By 1912, he had helped build Kehilat Israel, the city’s first synagogue, and soon after, a Jewish hospital, cemetery, and school.
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