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Yisroel and Rivka (nee Gorelik) Sufrin (Melbourne, Australia)
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Shimy and Devorah Leah (nee Rodal) Heidingsfeld (Moorpark, CA)
Photos: Behind the Scene at the Parade Headquarters
As Lag BaOmer draws closer, volunteers who have been working tirelessly organizing this year’s Lag BaOmer Parade have increased their pace. With less than two days left, final details are being hammered out and excited children and their parents were seen picking up their t-shirts.
Cheder at the Ohel Has Pre-Lag B’Omer Parade
Despite the forecasts, the rain kept its distance during Cheder at the Ohel’s pre Lag B’Omer Parade. In the spirit of Ahavas Yisrael, Cheder at the Ohel students marched from their building through Valley Stream State Park and into the neighborhood.
Shabbos at the Besht: Lesson from R. Akiva’s Students
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Mendy Wolf will lead a discussion on the topic – the lesson from Rabbi Akiva’s students: How to be truthful and not come across as naive.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Lag Ba’omer Over the Years
This week we present a playlist of videos, compiled and edited by JEM, of various Lag Ba’omer parades over the years.
It’s Never Too Late – for a Matzah Bakery
On Wednesday, Pesach Sheini, one of the Satmer Chedorim in London invited Tzivos Hashem to come and run a model Matzah bakery as a special treat for their Talmidim.
Paris Lag Ba’omer Float to Feature Local Landmarks
The students of Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, France were hard at work over the past few days, building a miniature model of their Yeshiva, as well as other France landmarks, for their float that will grace the Lag Ba’omer Parade in Paris Sunday.
Basketball Player Blessed Before NBA Finals Game
Basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder Kevin Durant received a ‘triple blessing’ from three Los Angeles Chabad Rabbis yesterday, hours before game 6 against the L.A. Clippers in the NBA playoffs. The blessings must have worked, because the Thunder won that game 104 to 98.
Picture of the Day: Flowers from the Mayor
Today, Rabbi Yanki and Esty Jacobs, Chabad on Campus Shluchim to the Netherlands and directors of Chabad in Amsterdam’s Financial District, were surprised and honored when an assistant to the Mayor of Amsterdam, Mr. Eberhard van Der Laan, came by their house to deliver flowers and best wishes from the Mayor.
Injured Israeli Soldier: Trip Was Motivation to Continue
Achiya Klein, an officer in the Israel Defense Force, was working with his unit on a recently-discovered terrorist tunnel between Gaza and Israel, 20 meters underground, when an explosion rocked the tunnel and knocked him unconscious.
ULY Students Gear Up for Lag Ba’omer
As the day of Lag Ba’omer approaches, the students of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street are hard at work measuring, drilling, sawing, gluing and painting as they prepare their float for the Great Parade.
The Blessing Within: Quantifying Our True Worth
The holocaust was such an inconceivable occurrence, that even a half century later one cannot begin to put it into perspective. I often wonder how we were ever able to pick up and move on.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe listening to a child recite one of the 12 Pesukim at the Lag Ba’omer Parade of 1987. More pictures from that historic event in the extended article.
Reb Yoel Kahn: Physical Reward
Due to the overwhelming response and demand from the community, Reb Yoel Kahn agreed to present a weekly webcast on topics that are timely and relevant. This week’s topic is titled ‘Physical Reward‘.
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Leibel and Mushka (nee Cohen) Lipskier (Crown Heights)
