Thousands of people took part in the Lag Ba’omer Parade & Fair, organised by Chabad Youth of Melbourne this past Sunday. The parade, which was the first to take place in the world, united men, women and children in the streets of Melbourne, Australia for a day of Jewish unity and pride.
Hundreds of Odessa Jews celebrated Lag ba’omer under guard in the city’s first large Jewish gathering since deadly riots there two weeks ago.
Over 3,500 Jewish children and their parents from all over The Five Towns, NY gathered at a local park to celebrate Lag Ba’omer with Chabad.
Amid much celebration, the Ohr Hatorah Library in Stamford Hill, London has re-opened its doors on Thursday, 15 Iyar, with brand-new, spacious and state-of-the-art premises in the center of the community.
A stylish new stroller is steadily replacing the Bugaboo as the baby carriage of choice among Brooklyn’s trendy moms.
Santa Fe is renowned for its architecture, art galleries and numerous museums. But soon, the 400-year-old city and capital of the state of New Mexico will also boast another place of interest: a brand-new Chabad center.
On Sunday, Lag Ba’omer, Pico Blvd., a main artery in the city of Los Angeles, was closed for ‘the event of the year’; thousands of chairs, hundreds of feet of barricades and a grand ‘cat-walk’ styled stage was set up in anticipation of the 15th Lag Ba’omer Parade in Los Angeles.
The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Shlita, visited and addressed the 25 students of the Chaya Aydel Seminary on Monday morning, May 19 (19 Iyar). It was the 5th visit of an Israeli Chief Rabbi to the Chaya Aydel Seminary, currently in its 12th (Bas Mitzvah) year.
Levi and Chana Hinda (nee Raskin) Rivkin (Tampa, FL)
Gabriel Felder, a graduating student of George Washington University in Washington, DC, graced his address to the tens of thousands gathered at the graduation ceremony with a quote from the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
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At the Iconic Bondi Beach on a beautiful Sunday morning in Sydney, Australia, thousands gathered for the Great Lag Ba’omer Parade, one of Sydney’s greatest Jewish parades in recent times!
Following the Great Lag Ba’omer Parade, the children were treated to a carnival and fair, which included dozens of exciting rides and fun activities.
Rafi (Rafael) Cohen (S.Paulo, Brazil) and Sarah Procaccia (S. Paulo/Crown Heights)
On Motzai Shabbos, residents discovered swastikas and hate-filled messages scrawled on the wall of a Hatzalah garage in Crown Heights. Earlier, on Shabbos morning, residents found leaflets with printed swastikas spread around in the same area.
Menachem Reich (Crown Heights) and Itta Kreiner (Crown Heights)
Dov and Racheli (nee Rav-Noy) Muchnik (Oxnard, CA)
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