Over 1600 men, women and children spent the first day of Chol Hamoed Pesach at Legoland California in what is being called California’s largest Chol Hamoed field-trip ever.
Kids and parents enjoyed the many great rides and shows in the Lego-themed theme park in Carlsbad, at an event organized by the Young Chevra, under the clear, sunny sky of Southern California.
At 1:45PM, 370 people packed Legoland’s Fun Town Theater for a Grand Tzivos Hashem Rally hosted by Rabbi Mendel Duchman of Kol Yaakov Yehuda, complete with singing, dancing, the 12 Pesukim, and of course a grand raffle.
Shalom Napartsak of Marina Del Rey won the grand prize – a brand new bicycle.
The turnout was much larger than expected. “We anticipated a small local crowd of about two hundred people,” said Young Chevra chairman Nuchi Shapiro.
“But somehow the word got out, and before we knew it, people from all over L.A. and families coming to California for Pesach reserved tickets. People from New York, Miami, Baltimore, Arizona and even London, England bought tickets. It became a tremendous undertaking.
“Young Chevra board members spent countless hours coordinating all the details to accommodate such a large crowd. Baruch Hashem everyone had a great time and it was a tremendous Kiddush Hashem, so it was worth the effort.”
Chava Tombasky who was at Legoland with her family recounts, “There was a great vibe that day in knowing that Jews from all over came together for good clean fun. It was a perfect way to spend a Chol Hamoed day with the family. Well worth the 2 hour trip to get there. Kol Hakavod Young Chevra.”
Young Chevra of Southern California, established in 2008, is an association of young Lubavitch familes from communities across Southern California.
The Jews took over the entire Lego land:)
dovi, shlomo, mendel and rivky and shmuel!!!!
we miss you soooooo much here in london!! COME TO LONDON!!!
Yay Mussy and Her Aunt Srula and Zaidy Mendel!!! Mussy all the way from Winnipeg!
Your looking rocking and spiffy !!! WE LOVE YOUU AND MISS YOUUU !”””
Was there with my kids and we had a great time. It felt like we were back in NY (except for the weather of course:). Yasher Koach to the Young Chevra guys. Paid only 8 bucks to get my kids in. That’s less than it costs to take them out for pizza!
With her Taty and Uncle
Energy drink or vitamins duchmn takes?
He beats the energy bunny battery ……
And you had great weather BH!
AWSOME THANK U YC
wow! this event looks awesome! Go Rabbi Duchman for doing another awesome job and little mussie altein for her posuk! Yay shlucha of winnipeg:)
There is a rumor that the new upcoming mitza blv vedio will feature MD as “farmer kalman” anybody know the release date ………my kids can’t wait……..
mrs lumer
from ur student
best kid ever!!
Rabbi JJ Hecht a”h shepd nachas from his aiydeem……
The rally pulled the whole day together.
Thank you ,young-and not such-chevrah…….
Thank You for making such an activity affordable to all. I hope I make it on your mailing list again.
Tisku Lemitzvot
i was there 2nd day chol hamoed !! 🙁
Kudos to Jono Herzog, Nuchie Shapiro, Mendel Schwartz and SB Feigelstock for putting together such an incredible event!
was this organized for Chabad Families only? We are not particularly Lubavitch and would have loved to get some nice heimishe affordable fun for our little ones. We did not see it advertised anywhere and we live right here in LA.
goooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
salwinsssssssssssssss
U will never guess who I am.
My lego loving grandsons LOVED it.
That’s AWESOME! I wanna go there!
Lets see if you can take over Disney Land or California Adventure, Next year!!
this is just so cool
Yudi, Yossi and…Esther!
Guess who wrote this?!
Why can’t CH pull this off?
Mazal Tov Young Chevra. You are a model for contemporary Lubavitch communities.
looks like a fun place for kids and adults!