For the first time in the city’s history, Morristown, New Jersey was the site of a Grand Lag B’Omer Hakhel Rally and Parade.
The streets around the Cheder Lubavitch of Morristown had been waiting a century and a half to see hundreds of little feet proudly marching in the time-honored tradition on the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
Escorted by a police contingent, and accompanied by a live band, the boys and girls of Cheder paraded around the neighborhood surrounding the Rabbinical College of America campus. This made a tremendous Kiddush Hashem.
Led by the incredible Morahs and Rebbies, students marched with handmade signs and floats: depicting the Yud Beis Psukim, the Ten Mivtzoim, and other inspirational Torah messages. The middle school girls designed and built a massive 12-foot replica of Har Sinai, and the boys created a giant Mivtza Tefillin float.
Following the parade, the girls were treated to a fair with caricature artists and balloon sculptors. The older boys division went to parks and the younger boys division went exploring on hiking trails to enjoy the natural beauty of Morris County.
A huge debt of gratitude is owed to Mrs. Baila Piekarski, head of the girls’ school, and Rabbi Ari Wilschanski principal of the boys division who oversaw the Hakhel Rally and parade. A special thank you to Rabbi Baruch Hecht, a proud Cheder parent, who served as the Master of Ceremonies in his usual dynamic and jubilant way.
We worked so hard on that mountain! Go middle school girls! We did an amazing job!
Aharon Sender Wilschanski you are amazing continued support our cheder you doing gr8 programs mishmor yeshivas erev learning with 8th grade every Thursday
You’re the best
I’m guessing Menachem took the pictures since i don’t see him…But keep up the great work!!!!!
Thank you so much for all you do for the Cheder, and our boys on Sunday.
kol hakavod
beautiful &, special ,
Menachem chabiv is man!
The heart and soul behind it all!
Rabbi Hecht is a rock star!!!
Morristown is all the better with all his dynamite energy.
A special thank you to Mr. Koval for letting us use his pickup truck! And to cheder for letting us use thier supplies
We worked soooo hard on it!!!!
Thank you to all the teachers who let us use thier class time to work on this!!!!!
Bsd
It was indeed a beautiful parade, the first time in Morris Township. There was a wonderful parade around the town of Morristown, several years ago.
This is wonderful. I was in Cheder 15 years ago, and I never thought that such a thing would happen. Go Rabbi Willcshanski, and go Mrs. pekarski, awesome job.
Thank you Cheder the best school ever!!
Thank you so much Rabbi Chaimpour for helping the boys of 7th grade make a float, and giving then a great year!
we can see all their smiles in the pictures.
Thank You
We has a beutiful parade in the center of town with a cheder marching band
Lag baomer 5740. (1980)
we put in alotta effort to make the 8 foot har sinai and tying it down to the truck go 7th grade
Great job cheder! Its great to see such amazing growth in the school and community! Thanks to all the devoted staff especially mrs piekarski, mrs koval, rabbi wilschansky, and the cheder vaad.
wow that is so beautiful mazel tov for your first time having a Log.Bomer parade in Morristown New Jersey it’s never too late to do it again and again and again but the most important thing is we should be together in Yerushyaim main thing is you had a good time and that’s the most important thing great job Morristown keep up the good work
BMC is really good!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best float ever