5 Towns parties on Lag Ba’Omer in Cedarhurst

The Five Towns celebrated Lag Ba’Omer with a kid-centric festival that drew countless families to Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park last Thursday.

There were rides, games, a petting zoo, fun and food, a display of acrobatic prowess by a performance team, a mitzvah-mobile and, of course, a bonfire.

Pictured clockwise from top left: Noah Hochheiser 2, pets the cute bunnies; children emerge from the mitzvah-mobile through an exit promoting the new Grove Street mikvah; it wouldn’t be Lag Ba’Omer be without a bonfire!; 8-year-old Moshe Ross tries his hand at archary; the bubbles booth is always a big hit, and the Gubermans — Rafi, 8, and Michelle, 10 — try to knock each other down while wearing giant bouncy balls. On page 1, kids of all ages tested their strength with a tug of war.