College Students Conclude JewFest Weekend at Ohel

As 1,200 college students checked out of Crown Heights, and the invigorating ‘JewFest’ Shabbaton experience, their last stop was the Ohel.

Students attended an empowering concluding session, with encouragement to harness the energy and inspiration of the event, and to become lamplighters of Judaism upon returning home. In preparation for the culminating visit to the Ohel, students took a moment to introspect and write a pan.

For many, this was a defining moment in their spiritual journey to decide on a new resolution for greater commitment to Jewish observance.

Despite this being the first point of connection to the Rebbe on a very personal level for the majority of attendees, students were uplifted and stirred by their experience at the Ohel, with many reporting it to be the climax of the entire JewFest experience.

Photos by Chaim Tuito