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Public Schools March in Parade

A larger-than-previous-years Lag B'Omer parade and day fair took place in Montreal, Quebec, Tuesday. 11 Jewish and public schools attended. Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz and Rabbi Dovid Cohen were seen dancing with the clowns. Photos

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Beis Rivkah High School
May 18, 2009 2:40 pm

why is there only pics of the boys???
no one’s interested in them!!!!!!!
we want pics of beis rivkah!!!!!!!!
GO GIRLS GO!!!!!
and to number 37 we know u r SO not joking! u really care!!
spill the beans why are u so concerned for us?
we can take care of ourselves thank you very much!!!!

to everyone who asked why there were no pics of girls
May 18, 2009 2:18 pm

I personally know the boy who took the pictures he is a very chassidisher 8th grader who would never even look at a girl al achas kamah v’kamah take a picture of one. heres your answer

i love montreal!!!!!!!!!!
May 18, 2009 1:22 pm

montreal is the kewlest place in the worlD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im soooo proud to live there!!!

att. comment #36
May 16, 2009 2:00 pm

complain complain #36 im calling ur name. you guys are a bunce of i dont know what…. never happy allways got something to say the parade was the greatest success from all the years now, if you found something you didnt like why dont you get up next year and DO IT YOURSELF. what did you do this year to make it happen nothing all you guys know how to do is bash and complain about anything and everything. and regarding the mesivta id ont know what exactly you want from rabbi cohen you guys can can your act together… Read more »

thank g-d for the cohen's
May 16, 2009 1:49 pm

hey there u guys did an outstanding job zalmy, moshe, yisroel, and the there team leader rabbi dovid cohen you are truly amazing your a very unique person and may hashem bless you and repay you, for all that you doing for the comunity i dont know what montreal events would look like with out your effort and monthes of work that was out in to making this the success it turned out to be.
a close buddy from Miami Florida.

from 37 to 42
May 15, 2009 6:52 am

i was just joking but i love the complement

aahem att #37
May 14, 2009 8:51 pm

hold it a second…since when is everyone so concerned about girls…who cares bout them anyway!!!

Boruch
May 14, 2009 12:37 pm

the marching band was the best

BORUCH YOU WHERE AND ARE THE BEST drummer, KEEP IT UP!

girls??
May 14, 2009 12:32 pm

why arent they any pictures of the girls?

#37
May 14, 2009 11:59 am

ur cute!
its true we worked much harder than u!

to 36
May 14, 2009 11:38 am

very dicasting rabbi cohen work for 2 monts on it and thats your thank you to him why dont the anas help him maby and whet das he have to do for the mesivta

Thank You!!
May 14, 2009 11:36 am

A VERY BIG thank you to all the bochrim for all their hard work on the float!!! Thank You D L Ehrentrei!!!!!!

to 38
May 14, 2009 11:33 am

hahaha i agree with u

???
May 14, 2009 10:44 am

why are the bochurim so concerned?

a bochur from yeshiva
May 14, 2009 10:00 am

HOW COME SEM GOT NO RECOGNITION??? THEY ALSO WORKED HARD … MAYBE EVEN HARDER THAN US !!

Go Montreal!!
May 14, 2009 7:56 am

The parade was amazing event. Needs a bit better organization, but a true Kiddush Hashem. Many schools participated. Amazing. Thank you for a job well done.
Now if we could only do such great improvements on our Mesivta (and Yeshiva) – what a place this would be!!
Any suggestions?? We are down to 1 class for Mesivta. Why?? Cuz Hanhola doesn’t care what happens to everyone else!! Great job eh??

BCMS
May 14, 2009 6:09 am

for those who do not know, BCMS mentionned throughout the comments is Bais Chaya Mushka Seminary of Montreal. They made all the car floats, signs, snack bags, ballons, and much much more.
and to #28, we do not put ourselves on display, veda”l

Montrealer
May 14, 2009 5:08 am

Yes indeed, this parade was amazing. Avrohom Zirkind your Big Ben was done really well. Good job! Keep up the good work.

marching band
May 14, 2009 1:55 am

naftali you were a super drummer, as always!!

New yorker but montrealer at heart!!!
May 14, 2009 1:40 am

Being a native montrealer.. my greatest memories was the lag baomer parade ! Rabbi minkowitz , rabbi Cohen all of these great Man show us every day what it means to be true EMES Rabbi’s they are genuine ppl who all they want to do is to do what the rebbe taught!!!!
Allot of ppl can say montreal is cold but the warmth of the people makes up for it!!!
Missing my Home Town and their great residents!!

Montrealer
May 14, 2009 12:44 am

Everything at the parade was beautiful, a great Kiddush Hashem. A Yasher Koach to Rabbi Cohen and family.
The Yeshiva boys marching band was a real hit and on the beat ! Thank you Yossi Rosenblum , Moshe Minsky and all of the drummers.
Special thanks to Father and DL Ehrentrei and the Zal Bochurim for the eye catching float.
May we speedily march to the Geulah Sheleimo with the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach !

yasher koach montreal!!!
May 13, 2009 11:31 pm

i miss this place. i grew up there and its great to see how much its grown. Keep giving the Rebbe nachas!!

Go Shnear Zalman GO!!!!!!
May 13, 2009 6:09 pm

keep it up!!!

montreal seminary?????????????????????
May 13, 2009 6:08 pm

what happened this year?
i was lokking forward to see the pics and there is any!!!!!
very very sad!

one of the main ppl organizing the parade
May 13, 2009 5:58 pm

it was a very great success, better then the years before!! the float was made on time (not like last year that it was all rushing to be on time) the flow of the march was great -no gap was made between the schools, the sitting in the Van Horne park everyone knew where to go, the program in the park was amazing and everyone had a great and amazing time there!! and B”H we had over 2,200 people that came to join in the Lag B’Omer Parade and in the show that was in the Van Horne park!!! i… Read more »

It was the bochurim!
May 13, 2009 4:11 pm

The guys made the float! I am so impressed with their hidden talents! Those buildings on the float are out of this world! to#25, the parade was from VeZina Park to Van Horne Park. Beautiful!

Vezina Park?
May 13, 2009 3:08 pm

Its not a far walk from Bais Rivka to Vezina Park, actually, its just across the street, so how do you parade from bais rivka to vezina park? and #23 – watch your language, i wasnt there last year, but saw pics of it, and yes it looked pretty amazing, but this years pics look even better! and yes it was in van horne park last year, but years ago it was in kent. I love Lag B’omer in montreal, working on the float is the best part!!! BCMS – keep it up! Thanks Rabbi Dahan for letting the girls… Read more »

WOW!!!
May 13, 2009 3:02 pm

This is amazing, looks much bigger and better than previous years – a police motorcycle contingent, clowns, train for the kids, and was that an acrobat show on top of a float? wasnt sure from the pics, but whatever it was, it looked awesome!!!! i like the new idea of signs on the cars, and bikes, kinda like car menorahs!
so BCMS – which float was yours? im guessing the hakhel one with the symbolic building of each country, cuz it looks so proffesh, it must have been the girls!!! am i right?

to 20
May 13, 2009 3:00 pm

you or so stupit cas this year was werst hthen last year and was not in kent park it was in van horn park

missing lag baomer in montreal!!!!
May 13, 2009 2:59 pm

Rabbi. Cohen and Bet Haya Mouchka Sem you are AMAZING!!!!!!!! KEEP UP THE GR8 WORK!!!!

hahahaha im in there!!!
May 13, 2009 2:59 pm

the parade was so cute!!!
all i had to do is sit in the trains with the little kids and enjoy the ride!!!!!

Native Montrealer
May 13, 2009 2:20 pm

WOW im so impressed, finally Montreal is getting their act together…. the parades were quite down the last couple of years, im glad to see the revival (like many many years ago in Kent Park!). You guys even out did crown heights!!

yisrael
May 13, 2009 2:10 pm

nice golf car good job

bcms
May 13, 2009 1:45 pm

great floats

I was there
May 13, 2009 1:41 pm

I was part of it! I must say how MTL. impressed ME with their organization!! & what weather!!! Much better than the snow @ Birchas Hachama!! The Cohens, Bochrim & Sem. -GREAT JOB!!I know the REBBE was smiling!!

To Number 8
May 13, 2009 1:08 pm

How about a little appreciation to the Bochurim and Sem. girls for staying up all night.

in the name of clyo of montreal
May 13, 2009 12:29 pm

thank you rabbi cohen and family for the great job and we thank the bochurim from zal and the seminary girls for all their hard work

shmuel z
May 13, 2009 12:27 pm

so cute!!!!!

thank you
May 13, 2009 12:24 pm

thank you rabbi dovid cohen for all your great work in montreal for the parade thank you zalmy yisrael and moshe for helping him do whet the rebbe wants keep up the great work

to 8
May 13, 2009 12:20 pm

rabbi cohen did it we help him

big fan
May 13, 2009 12:16 pm

go rabbi Fine!!!

hey MELBOURNE!!
May 13, 2009 12:11 pm

take an example and do something for your children!!

go shmully
May 13, 2009 11:29 am
who really did it...
May 13, 2009 10:39 am

to my good buddy’s zalmy, moshe,& yisroel cohen. you guys did an amazing job keep it up, what would we do with out rabbi cohen and his great team in montreal…
your just the best…

awesome!
May 13, 2009 10:38 am

Montreal is one of the only places that make such huge parades! Keep it up!

Montrealer
May 13, 2009 10:30 am

Go Yankie! Looking awesome in the marching band!

Collive all over!
May 13, 2009 9:46 am

Great Pics..keep it up! Lovely to get updates on these things

WOW!!
May 13, 2009 9:45 am

Great to see Montreal…when you find yourself overseas.
You did a great job…Yasher Koach to all who were involved! The Lag Baomer program appears to be biggest success yet! I’m glad the other schools started beaking in a bit 😉

hi awesome parade
May 13, 2009 9:31 am

the clowns were ht ecoolest part especially the one in the green wig!!

grew up there
May 13, 2009 9:12 am

Nobody does it like Montreal!

todah raba
May 13, 2009 9:01 am

thank you rabbi cohen!

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