Eastern Parkway stands ready to welcome the thousands of Jewish children that will gather outside 770 for The Great Lag B’omer Parade of 5783, celebrating in the simcha of Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
The Horowitz family of Crown Heights continued their annual tradition of holding a Lag B’omer bonfire with Rabbi Nachman Yosef Twersky and bochurim from Oholei Torah yeshiva joining the joyous celebrations.
Yidden of every type and stripe from across the globe converged on Meron during all hours of Monday night to celebrate Lag B’omer at Rashbi’s tziyun.
After dedicating weeks of learning and reviewing, 1600 bochurim took the first Moshiach Chidon test demonstrating an impressive level of knowledge and commitment to learning of Inyonei Geula and Moshiach.
Following the horrific tragedy in Meron, when 45 men and boys lost their lives on the night of Lag B’omer in 5781, Rabbi Akiva Wagner a”h shared personal reflections, one that seems more pertinent than ever after his tragic passing.
Subsidized buses will shuttle to and from the Rebbe’s Ohel from Sunday, 16 Iyar through Tuesday, Lag B’omer, giving Chassidim an opportunity to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel during this auspicious time.
The L’Chaim of Yossi Rapp and Shiffy Raichik, both of Crown Heights took place Sunday night at Lubavitch Yeshiva.
You’ve seen it before: His radio buzzes, he picks it up and hears the call for help, and poof! He’s out running as if he has a cape on his shoulders ready to go save another life.
Following a devastating illness, Rabbi Akiva Wagner returned his soul to its Creator. Now, his wife and children are forced to carry on, and begin to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. It’s up to us to help them.
A crowd of hundreds of anash and bochurim joined the levaya of beloved Toronto Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Akiva Wagner as it passed by 770 and continued to Old Montefiore Cemetery.
Watch Live: Hundreds of thousands of Jews are participating in the annual Lag B’omer celebrations at the tziyun of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron. Main hadlaka begins at 1:00 PM ET.
Hundreds of thousands of Jews are gathering at Meron for the celebrations tonight and tomorrow of the Lag B’Omer at the kever of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Several measures have been put in place to avoid overcrowding.
A grand unity bonfire for the entire Crown Heights community will be held on Monday night, Lag B’Omer at George Wingate High School on Kingston Avenue. A special children’s program will also be held.
Rabbi Akiva Wagner, the beloved rosh yeshiva of Toronto Yeshiva, who dedicated his life to the yeshiva and its bochurim, passed away the day after his 55th birthday. Levya will be held today in New York.
When T. was called to the Torah this week for his Bar Mitzvah, and read his brachos with tear-filled eyes, the entire shul was moved. The fact that he had no father at his side indicated that this was an exceptional story, but only a few participants knew just how exceptional.
On the heels of an extremely successful mivtzah matzah, where over 8,000 matzahs were delivered, Nishei Chabad also gave out matzah for Pesach Sheini along with flyers in Russian & English, explaining the meaning behind it.
The L’Chaim of Baruch Ezagui and Rochel Sanigor, both of Crown Heights, took place Thursday night at JCM.
Live Now: A pre-Lag B’omer Hakhel farbrengen with guest speaker Rabbi Michoel Gourarie of Sydney, Australia, will take place Sunday Night at the Lincoln Place Shul and Beis Hamedrash in Crown Heights.
Today (Sunday), Machon Lemaan Yilmedu’s first cohort of “Seder Nashim,” an in-depth halacha learning program for women, began with over forty women.
Most possibly the oldest Jewish man to undergo a bris since Avraham Avinu 3,736 years ago, 96-year-old Armin Konn celebrated his bris together with the bris of 8-day-old Elazar Zaltzman.
Millions around the world watched in fascination as King Charles III was crowned as King of England. Rabbi Mendel Itzinger looks at the events through Jewish lenses and takes 10 lessons we can learn from the coronation.
Article By Rabbi Dov Wagner: Whenever I introduce myself to someone in the world of Lubavitch (and beyond) as Wagner, I know the question that’s coming.
Over 150 Jewish teens from throughout the Northeast United States gathered for an unforgettable weekend at the CTeen Regional Shabbaton held in Washington D.C.
