Many esteemed Rabbonim, joined the thousands of participants for the large celebration in honor of Lag B’Omer. A parade took place in great unity, appropriate for the theme of the day – Ahava Yisroel. Following the parade, a special event was held for all the children having their Upshernish. Photos by Mendy Kurant • Photos

The IDF has announced that senior officials of Hezbollah are using civilian air travel to mask the movement of arms to Hezbollah • Full Story

Over the next five years, the Hungarian government will provide a total of nearly USD 22 million in financial aid to Milton Friedman University. To this end an agreement was signed yesterday between Minister of Innovation and Technology László Palkovics and Rabbi Shlomo Köves, the leader of Chabad-affiliated EMIH— Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities, which owns the university • Full Story, Photos

Chabad of Kyoto, Japan, directed by the Shluchim Rabbi and Mrs. Motty Grumach, organized a Lag Ba’Omer celebration in honor of the Rashbi. One of the highlights was the community marching together through the streets of Kyoto • Photos

Hundreds of people participated in the Siyum Harambam Wednesday evening in Paris. The guest speaker was Rabbi Pinchas Wishedsky, one of the Rebbe’s Shluchim to Ukraine. The Siyum was done by Rabbi Avraham Baruch Pewsner • Photos

Last night, Wednesday night, many participated at the Siyum Harambam which took place in Tiveria, Eretz Yisroel, by the Rambam’s Kever. Among the participants were many Rabbonim and Shluchim • Photos

MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, of the far-left Meretz party, announces plans to leave the Bennett government, and resign appointment as consul-general to Shanghai • Full Story

Starting today, Lag Baomer, the Matan Torah of Penimius HaTorah, Project Likkutei Torah (PLT) will be producing a weekly 5-10 minute Guided Hisbonenous. It will take a few concepts from that week’s Torah Or/Likkutei Torah and have a distinguished chossid share how he personally does Hisbonenous on those topics • Full Story

A grand Siyum Harambam celebration was planned for the city of Ningbo, in east China’s Zhejiang province, however recent Covid restrictions and lockdowns changed the plans. The Rebbe’s Shliach to Ningbo, Rabbi Kuty Kalmenson addressed the hall with only his children in attendance, but he wasn’t going to cancel the Siyum Harambam • Photos

Australia already started the Lag Ba’Omer celebrations, with Sydney holding a special Lag Ba’Omer event, with a special focusing on remembering the forty five Yidden that tragically passed last year in Meron. The event was organized by Rabbi Chaim Levi, of the ‘Sydney Shul’ • Photos