Lag B’omer Picnic & Kite Flying
In Fort Greene Park
Thursday, May 15th 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Great Food – Kite Flying – Games & Activities
RSVP Requested
Last minute calls or show-ups welcome
For more info or to RSVP email info@greenechabad.com or call 718-974-9472
no membership or affiliation required
What Is Lag BaOmer?
Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer count – this year, Friday, May 16th, 2025 – is a festive day on the Jewish calendar. It is celebrated with outings (on which the children traditionally play with bows and arrows), bonfires, and other joyous events. Many visit the resting place (in Meron, northern Israel) of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the anniversary of whose passing is on this day.
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who lived in the second century of the common era, was the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of the Torah known as the “Kabbalah,” and is the author of the basic work of Kabbalah, the Zohar. On the day of his passing, Rabbi Shimon instructed his disciples to mark the date as “the day of my joy.”
The chassidic masters explain that the final day of a righteous person’s earthly life marks the point at which “all his deeds, teachings and work” achieve their culminating perfection and the zenith of their impact upon our lives. So each Lag BaOmer, we celebrate Rabbi Shimon’s life and the revelation of the esoteric soul of Torah.
Lag BaOmer also commemorates another joyous event. The Talmud relates that in the weeks between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot, a plague raged amongst the disciples of the great sage Rabbi Akiva, “because they did not act respectfully towards each other.” These weeks are therefore observed as a period of mourning, with various joyous activities proscribed by law and custom. On Lag BaOmer the deaths ceased. Thus, Lag BaOmer also carries the theme of the imperative to love and respect one’s fellow (ahavat yisrael).
Make your own sundae with different ice cream flavors and exciting toppings
Cheesecake assortment
Celebrate Shavuot , the giving of the Torah , and hear the reading of the Ten Commandments
Monday, June 2nd at 11:30 AM
at 324 Grand Ave. off of Greene
For more info or to RSVP email info@greenechabad.com
or call 718-974-9472
no membership or affiliation required
Tuesday, June 3rd at 11:30 AM
Yizkor Memorial Service
Followed by Lunch
RSVP requested for lunch
Shavuot Night Torah Study
Sunday, June 1st 10:30 PM
Exclusive whisky tasting event
Tuesday, June 24th at 7:30PM
Sample exquisite old and rare single malts
Kosher hors d’oeuvres will be served
$108 to attend
Limited space available
There are only fifteen spaces available for this exclusive experience
RSVP Requested
Whether you are new to single malts or an experienced connoisseur, this is an evening you don’t want to miss
*Tasting will be from 7:30PM-9:30PM. Timely arrival is necessary, so no part of the presentation is missed
If you have any questions regarding the theme or number of pours feel free to email info@greenechabad.com
