The streets of Baka were abuzz this Lag B’Omer, as Rabbi Avraham Hendel and his wife Dina led more than 100 children and their parents through the Jerusalem neighborhood. They were accompanied by professional drummers, and adorned with hats, balloons, banners and songs.
With sadness we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of Chana Leah Shoshana Ohayun OBM, from Netanya, Israel. She was 19-years-old and had celebrated her wedding just 2 months ago.
Today, the 21st of Iyar, marks the day that the village of Kfar Chabad was established 61 years ago in 1949. This photo shows the center of the village back in 1977.
R. Yosef Braun, the winner of the September 2010 elections for a 3rd Rov, is being sued in the New York State Supreme Court on allegations of fraud and defamation. This comes after refusing multiple summonses to Din Torah.
Koppel Chaiton (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Chana Dubov (Princeton, NJ)
Jews from as far as Ventura, California all the way to Los Angeles gathered at the Thousand Oaks high school to participate in the Lag BaOmer festivities.
Thousands of Jewish residents from Brooklyn neighborhood of Georgetown and nearby area joined in a special full day of Lag BaOmer celebrations organized by Chabad of Georgetown.
Over 400 people attended the Baltimore Lag B’omer Festival that took place on the front lawn of Cheder Chabad of Baltimore.
Over 100 adults and children attached Chabad of Atlantic City’s Lag B’omer outing at Birch Grove Park in Northfield, Nj.
Over 6000 people from all areas of the Jewish community of Buenos Aires Argentina gathered in the Tecnopolis theme park for a Mega Lag Baomer Parade and an amazing day of adventure and inspiration for the entire family.
Moti and Chani Begun (S. Paulo, Brazil)
What is marriage? What does it mean to be a husband? What does it mean to be a wife? What is the healthy way of relating to your marriage partner? Rabbi Manis Friedman steps up to the plate with a solution to one of the greatest challenges facing our community today.
Chabad of West Hempstead hosted its annual Lag BaOmer BBQ and family fun day at Hempstead Lake State Park on Sunday afternoon, bringing together residents of the greater West Hempstead community in the spirit of Jewish unity.
The Lag BaOmer parade and street fair in Melbourne, Australia, united thousands of men, women and children in the streets of Melbourne, on a day of Jewish unity and pride.
One of the biggest Lag B’omer celebrations took place this year in Hallandale Beach, Florida where more than 10,000 people showed up at Gulfstream Park.
As thousands gathered at the Great Parade in Crown Heights, a group of thugs and terrorists had more important business to attend to – breaking into and vandalizing a dormitory room at 1414, completely destroying one students belongings.
Shmueli Rappaport (Tornoto, Ontario) and Miriam Dean (Crown Heights)
