The Betzalel Gallery, a new fine art gallery in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, demands attention. Its chic exterior – like that of a trendy Soho gallery – sits sandwiched between an aging Laundromat and a bland, pre-war brownstone apartment building. Specializing in Hassidic Art, the gallery stands as a symbol of the continued revival of Crown Heights and the remarkable emergence of this art form.
Avremi and Channy (nee Seldowitz) Lapine (Columbia, MO)
Over one hundred people enjoyed a Lag Ba’omer Barbecue and Drum circle at Chabad of Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday night. The atmosphere was magical, as a busy street in Downtown Brooklyn was blocked off with the sounds of laughter and Drumming.
Mordechai and Nechama Leah (nee Epstein) Huber (Jacksonville, FL)
Tens of thousands of people have flocked to Meron to honor Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai for the traditional Lag Ba’Omer bonfire lighting.
Join the Tzivos Hashem Lag Ba’omer rally, which is currently taking place in front of 770, from anywhere in the world!
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents of all ages braved the inclement weather and attended the Lag Ba’omer bonfire on Kingston Avenue, in front of the George Wingate Highschool.
Crownheights.info has learned that Rabbi Yehudah Leib Schapiro, Rosh Yeshiva and Rov of the Lubavitch kehila in Miami, has resigned from the Va’ad Rabbonei Lubavitch after 20 years of service.
Crown Heights is becoming the Hasidic SoHo. The neighborhood now has a spanking-new gallery of Jewish art with $175,000 paintings; a female rock band whose members are frum (religiously observant); and a kosher pizzeria that’s a hangout for chic moms with Louis Vuitton handbags.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Devroah Ruta, OBM, mother of Shlucha to Yorba Linda, California Mrs. Stella Eliezrie, who will be sitting Shiva at her home. Please send memories and condolences to: stellaeliezrie@gmail.com.
A Lag Ba’omer celebration, complete with a large bonfire and joyous dancing, took place at the home of Rabbi Meir Mann in Montreal, Canada.
From the archives of Shmuel Zalmanov, a photo collection of students of the Chabad Yeshiva in Lod, Israel preparing for a Lag Ba’omer bonfire in 1977.
NYPD Officer Ronald Gonzalez of the 77th Precinct in Crown Heights crashed his vehicle into a pole while under the influence of alcohol.
What’s 59 inches tall, weighs 88.185 pounds, is 9.2 inches wide and took a month and a half to write? Yes it’s a mezuzah, probably the largest mezuzah in the world. It was written by Sofer Rabbi Zalman Michaelshvilli under the supervision of Rabbi Boaz Yurkowitz, Rov of Shikkun Chabad, Lod. The parchment is 23 inches long.
Complain about a ticket at your own risk. A Brooklyn man was hospitalized after he says an NYPD traffic enforcement agent had her partner beat him to a pulp for mouthing off over a ticket.
As Lag Ba’omer approaches, Israelis are stockpiling wood and boards for bonfires and wrapping potatoes in aluminum foil in anticipation of the holiday. The country’s biggest children’s stars are also getting into gear for Chabad’s inaugural “Festilag” – a “kosher” version of the popular “Festigal” that will put on free performances throughout Israel.
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique collection of photos of the Rebbe attending the grand Lag Ba’omer parade over the years.
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