Photos: Hundreds At Lag BaOmer Bon Fire
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents of all ages turned out for the Lag Ba’omer bonfire on Kingston Avenue, in front of the George Wingate Highschool.
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Photos: Simcha and Chayus at the Empire Bonfire!
A Lag Ba’omer bonfire and celebration took place for the 29th year on Empire Boulevard in the backyard of the Horowitz family. Together, Rabbi Sholom Horowitz and Rabbi Nachman Twerskei held their annual ‘Hadlokoh’ of a Bonfire in honor of Reb Shimon Bar Yochai.
Cheder at the Ohel holds pre Lag B’Omer Parade
Cheder at the Ohel held a pre Lag b’Omer parade Friday, in Valley Stream, NY, complete with a police escort and a car playing accapella Chassidic music.
Lag Baomer Programs for Post-Sem Women
After receiving rave reviews for the Tu’B’shvat, Purim and Yud-Aleph Nisan programs the need to continue creating and organizing such events was apparent. In The Heights will be hosting two events for Lag Baomer.
Motzai Shabbos: Lag BaOmer Bon Fire
Marking the beginning of Lag Baomer, a communal Bonfire will be lit on Kingston Avenue in front of the Wingate Highschool – 600 Kingston Avenue – starting at 9:45pm on Motzai Shabbos.
Photos: Kollel Farbrengs for Pesach Sheini
A group of Kollel Yungerleit arranged a Pesach Sheini farbrengen with Rabbi Efraim Piekarsky.
Photos by anachinfos.net
Here’s My Story: Speechless
I don’t remember how old I was, maybe thirteen years old, when I caught a very bad case of bronchitis. There was a danger of pneumonia and my parents and grandparents were terrified. I guess in Europe, if someone coughed, it meant tuberculosis or worse, and they were beside themselves.
by Mrs. Rivkah Tillim
Baby Girl!
Yehuda Leib and Chaya (nee Weinman) Matusof (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Kuti and Rochel (nee Freedman) Kalmenson (Crown Heights)
Weekly Living Torah: Keep it Warm
“May G-d bless you with increased wealth and much nachas from your children. California is a warm place. Warm it up spiritually as well, with Judaism.” 15 Kislev, 5751 · December 2, 1990
Photos: Preparing for the Lag Baomer Parade!
Many are hard at work, putting the final touches on what is sure to be the greatest Lag Baomer Parade yet. From the organizers, to the stage builders, including the talented ‘float’ designers and builders. CrownHeights.info’s photographer captured some of the preparations in photos.
Op-Ed: Why I Will be at the Parade
This morning my sister called to ask what she should do about the parade on Sunday. Her children were so excited about it but considering the recent bombings, she was reconsidering whether it was wise to go. Having two little children of my own I didn’t know what to say.
by Chana Byrde
Assistant Chief Owen J. Monaghan (inset) is replacing Chief Thomas Chan (r).
After Promotion BSTF Welcomes New Chief
Assistant Chief Thomas Chan, the current commanding officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, was promoted today to serve as the new chief of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau. Replacing him will be Assistant Chief Owen J. Monaghan, coming from the Transit Bureau where he served as the executive officer.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Rashbi and Pesach Sheini
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levi Kaplan will lead a discussion into the Rashb”i and Pesach Sheini.
New Engagement!
Shlomo Cohen (Houston, TX) and Chana Rosenberger (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Pictures of the Rebbe – SPECIAL
In honor of Lag Baomer, CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a special photo gallery of the Parade with the Rebbe in 1980.
4 Sholom Zochors This Week
Yossi and Sterna (nee Gabay) Zwiebel
559 Empire Blvd, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues]
Yitzchok and Doba (nee Raskin) Rimler
1266 Carroll St, [between New York and Brooklyn Avenues]
Yehoshua and Chaya (nee Karnowsky) Einbinder
760 Montgomery St, Basement – Side Entrance [between Albany and Troy Avenues]
Mendy and Deena (nee Kashy) Holzman (Miami Beach, FL)
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