After losing the race for state assembly, Mendy Raitport still feels this was a victory and penned a letter thanking Crown Heights for their support. Already he is feeling the positive effects of the strong voter turnout, which he feels will enable our neighborhood to receive better recognition.
A Lubavitcher man was injured after being struck by a car on Shabbos afternoon. The crash occurred in a busy Kingston Avenue intersection.
Potholes; They’re everywhere. They’re horrible. Drivers’ complaints have been long and loud, and after CBS2 demanded answers, they got action. CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reports.
Schools from across South Florida united and joined together in a Lag BaOmer Unity Day organized by the Chabad Youth Network of Florida.
Allergy sufferers throughout the northeast are finding themselves in the midst of a particularly brutal season as meteorological conditions over the past few months combined to create the perfect storm for those who suffer from seasonal allergies.
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.
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