The annual Chabad Of Roosevelt Island Lag Ba’Omer Bonfire Celebration took place yesterday in Blackwell Park. Scott Piro shares these photos and video of the event.



Im not a #chabadnik, but I sort of am when I hang with the Duchmans. . I had a blast at their #LagBaOmer #bonfire. I had intended to stay only an hour…then that stretched into 90 minutes, and it wound up being a 3 hour outing. . Lovely buffet Cool education about this non-Biblical holiday Bonfire Shmores really smores, but the Duchmans have a cute tweak to make a reference to shmears, I think Kids playing Adults kibitzing . I did not feel melancholy or regretful to be back on the island. Nor did I feel I had to move back. I only felt happy to be there. I stayed in Blackwell Park the whole time, so didnt visit my building or see any of my non-Chabad Island friends except for two who stopped to talk when they walked by. . But seeing go by…Ravenswood in the distance…glimpses of the red going by it only made me feel very sweet and happy, like a cozy slipper or something. . Watching Rabbi Zalman enthrall the kids with a good show combining education, spectacle and activities was enjoyable as ever. Chatting friends Oren and Nechama, meeting new friends Jo and Zvi it was all such a happy occasion. .
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