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The waters parted and fire was lit
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The rain stopped, the bonfire was lit, and the rabbis danced, as Lag BaOmer was celebrated at Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Children loved the soft bunnies at the Five Towns Lag BaOmer celebration in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Out-of-town visitors Moishe and Leah Feiner, greeted by Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of the Five Towns, were not dissuaded by the weather.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Children enjoyed a petting zoo at Lag Baomer in Cedarhurst Park.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Bouncing balls!
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Archery at Lag Baomer in Cedarhurst Park.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Even though weather forecasters predicted heavy rain (and the skies did open and the rains did come!), the perpetually optimistic Rabbi Zalman Wolowik remained confident that the giant Chabad of the Five Towns Lag BaOmer celebration — bonfire and all — would take place without a hitch. And it did.
The rain let up before 5 pm and Five Towners, defying skies that remained threatening, apparently shared Rabbi Wolowik’s confidence. They started turning out in good numbers as the event opened at 5:30; many more arrived as the traditional bonfire was lit around 6 pm.
Two dancing rabbis accompanied the blaze. Children enjoyed a petting zoo, archery, bouncing balls, slides, a show, and more.
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