In the afternoon of Yud Alef Nissan, Westchester County Executive Mr. George Latimer issued a special Proclamation bestowing Westchester’s highest honor upon the Rebbe. In his Proclamation, County Executive Latimer salutes the Rebbe’s global leadership, and the Rebbe’s 4000 Chabad Houses in more then one hundred countries around the world. Together with the Rebbe’s emissaries they serve as “Centers of Light and Illumination” • Full Story, Photos
Coming from Yud Alef Nissan, marking 120 years from the Rebbe’s birth, the Central Lubavitch Youth Organization are very pleased, and pleasantly surprised, at the grand proportions reached in the joint gift presented to the Rebbe from Anash and Temimim worldwide • Full Story
A massive rally and concert drew 15,000 people to the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Sunday night. On Monday, a different late-night party spilled into the streets of Queens. And, on Tuesday, 120 “Mitzvah Tanks” fanned out across New York City to distribute matzah for Passover and give passersby a chance to complete Jewish rituals, while back in Crown Heights, children were feted for their success in memorizing millions of lines of Jewish texts • Full Story
Just as fast as they came, the thousands of guests who filed into Crown Heights to mark Yud Aleph Nissan – 120 bid farewell to both travel home, as well as to their destinations of Shlichus, carrying on the inspiration they gained in the Rebbe’s daled amos wherever they go. Images captured by ChabadInfo.com photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos
The days leading up to, as well as the actual day of Yud Aleph Nissan – 120 were both hectic and uplifting, as non-stop celebrations and initiatives marking the historic day were happening left and right. Photogapher Dov Ber Hechtman was there through it all, capturing some of the most unique moments of this unique period in time • Photos
After a grand sendoff from Beis Chayenu, the maor, the source of light to the whole world, the massive parade of tanks clogged up some of New York’s main arteries. The column drove through Downtown Brooklyn, subsequently splitting off into smaller groups to cross multiple bridges into Manhattan, conquering the island with good from multiple fronts. The parade broke off and tanks parked themselves on street corners, where their crews disembarked to bring light to the streets around them. Images captured by ChabadInfo.com photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos
