Lag B’Omer will be celebrated in Crown Heights with family fun for all ages.
Boys and girls of Tzivos Hashem will gather at 770 Eastern Parkway at 6:45 pm, for a grand rally with Pesukim, clowns, refreshments and more.
Following the program, the children will march towards the community bonfire celebration at 600 Kingston Avenue.
Bonfires are a well-known and enjoyed Lag B’Omer tradition. The fire symbolizes the great light of Torah that Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai brought into the world with his revolutionary teachings. On the day of his passing, Lag B’Omer, he revealed particularly lofty concepts to his students, causing his home to be filled with blinding light and fire.
Every year, Jews gather to commemorate the day of his passing in the celebratory manner that he requested- with music, dancing and bonfires!
For the past 9 years, Crown Heights has hosted its own bonfire, a free event open to all members of the community. The designation of lighting the bonfire is auctioned off in public bidding, and dancing commences accompanied by live music and entertainment. Light refreshments are provided and the dancing continues well into the night accompanied by Kappella by Yossi Cohen.
This year will be no different. A Crown Heights unity bonfire will be held in memory of Saadia Shmuel a”h Liberow. It is coordinated by R’ Moishy Sufrin and R’ Shimon Liberow among others, with the approval of the NYPD and NYC Parks Department.
The bonfire is scheduled to begin at 8:30 PM on Wednesday, May 6th at 600 Kingston Ave. (between Rutland and Winthrop) in front of the George Wingate High School. Seating is provided for both men and women in designated areas. All members of the community are invited to participate in the celebration.
The event is sponsored by Anash of Crown Heights as well as Irgun Simchas HaRashbi. For more information, please contact 917-603-0754.
On Thursday morning, the local schools will be joining a special rally at 770, which will end at 12:00 pm. Kids’ favorite Uncle Moishy will entertain.
The nicest event of the year!!
Why don’t you post the event for 10:00 pm when it ususally begins instead of wasting everyones time for 1-1/2 hours
Bs”d we must keep in mind that the beginning of the bonfire especially should be geared for children. As others have posted, it takes a really really long for them to light the fire and all the speeches even the stories are not geared towards children and they just get bored. Which is really sad since they are also excited to come and then need to leave at a certain time because it is getting late and the party never even really had started yet. Please please please make it more appropriate for the young children that are here and… Read more »
excuse my ignorance………….
#6 was just confused. The article said Thursday and the flyer said Wednesday. You can just clarify, and explain there will be 2 rallies.
The bidding should take place by E- Mail all week instead of wasting everyones time. Has this also become a money making businsess ????
Don’t ask questions until you read the very last paragraph
does this mean that there won’t be the regular rally ON lag bomer in the morning?
Thank you for arranging!!
First of all, thank you for always holding such an uplifting and spiritual event right here in CH. But please, I agree with #1, let’s not let the bidding take up so much time. Please light the fire earlier so that the festivities can begin. So many of us come with children who want to experience the fire, singing, dancing, but by the time it gets started they are asleep or ready to go home
amazing to see that our ppl can put together such nice events!
yasher koach!!
The bon fire after the auctioning does not start until after 9;00 . (most times 9;30 or LATER) What is planned there for the children from 8-9;00 ?
Thank you for arranging the program. We have found the
bidding to be too long – can you shorten the process and start the program not so late. Thank you.