Crown Heights Celebrates Lag BaOmer
All the schools in Crown Heights celebrated Lag Baomer with a unity Hakhel gathering in the Old Boys and Girls School Field, the site which the Rebbe visited a similar gathering 25 years ago.
Some 3,000 children from all the local boys and girls schools gathered in the bleachers of the massive football field for a special and meaningful program, which featured a Sicha from the Rebbe and the 12 Pesukim.
Two special shows enthralled the children, one where charterers from Mitzvah Boulevard came alive with music by Chaim Fogelman, and a jaw dropping acrobatic show by ‘Flippenout’.
“It is a venue where we were zoche to have the Rebbe visit the Lag B’Omer outings numerous times, most recently in 5751,” said Rabbi Shimon Hecht, Director and emcee of the program. “We wanted a location where we can accommodate more children and adults than usual to join together in the spirit of Hakhel, but still have a location where the Rebbe joined us and we felt this would be the most appropriate and accommodating space.”
During the program the children were given cold water and mezonos, as well as coins to give to charity.
Proud Parent
Looks Amazing!
Thank you to all the organizers, and thank you Chaim H. and Mitzvah Boulevard!
Happy Teacher
Thank you Chaim Fogelman somehow you always know how to entertain us with real tochen.
It was great my class loved it
so hot
it was hot
Larry
It was hot and the water was like tea
shlomie stock
I Rember the Rebbe one year driving lag baomer through this park what a memory I still remember, the wave of his Holy hand through the window was not clear but u could tell it was the Rebbe.
May the memory stay with me.
loved the jokes
My kids loved the jokes from Mitzvah blvd!