The Chabad community in Montreal, one of the only cities in the world which organizes a grand Lag Ba’omer Parade whether it’s Sunday or in middle of the week, celebrated the yahrzeit of the Rashbi Thursday with much fanfare.
The Community of North Oak Park, MI, enjoyed a fun-filled Lag Ba’omer program this year, with a Large Slide, Obstacle Course, Moon Bounce, Racing Bikes, Arts and Crafts and more!
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic – Lag Ba’omer and preparing for Shavuos.
Rabbi Yisroel Labkowski and his wife Tzipora (nee Feldman) have been appointed as the new Shluchim to Lafayette, California, servicing Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda – collectively known as Lamorinda – to establish a Chabad House and serve the needs of the local Jewish community.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe at the 1957 Lag Ba’omer Parade. At the Rebbe’s side is Rabbi JJ Hecht.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the question of government involvement in religious practices – which the Rebbe says must resolutely be rejected as an interference with religious liberty. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory, led an intensely private life. Yet one time she would permit herself to be publicly seen was on Lag Ba’omer, at the grand parade of Jewish unity and pride.
Over 700 people attended Sydney’s largest Lag Ba’omer Bonfire at the Tzemach Tzedek Community Centre Wednesday night.
A number of big changes are coming to Oholei Torah, beginning with the elementary division’s longtime dean, Rabbi Hershel Lustig, retiring at the end of the year. Rabbi Sholom Goldstein, the 7th and 8th grades’ principal, will be stepping down as well.
Rabbi Yisroel Bernath is from Chicago, but after moving to Montreal to open Chabad of NDG he was “converted” into a Montreal Canadiens fan. Congregants taught him the rules of hockey and took him to games. When Hal Gill played for the Canadiens, he lived just off Monkland and Rabbi Bernath developed a friendship with the large defenseman.
Cheder at the Ohel held its 5th annual Lag Ba’omer parade and rally today in Valley Stream, NY.
Students from all the local schools joined together in front of 770 Eastern Parkway, the Lubavitch world headquarters, for a rally in honor of Lag BaOmer.
With agreements in hand, most already signed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government is on its way. Following is a look of what the new government will look like.
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