On Sunday night and Monday, the day before the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, thousands of visitors from around the world gathered at the Ohel, the Rebbe’s resting place in Queens, N.Y., to commemorate the yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing).

Men, women and children waited patiently in line throughout the night and day to deliver their handwritten requests for blessings, and to internalize the Rebbe’s devotion to G‑d, the Torah and the Jewish people.

Throughout the day on Tuesday, July 1, corresponding to the third day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, tens of thousands more are expected to visit the resting place.

Many more around the world are also taking advantage of the opportunity to send in prayer petitions that will be placed at the Ohel.

People all walks of life were at the Ohel.
People all walks of life were at the Ohel.
Women and girls wait in line to visit the Rebbe's resting place. (File photo: Chaim Perl)
Women and girls wait in line to visit the Rebbe's resting place. (File photo: Chaim Perl)
Preparing handwritten requests for blessings. (File Photo: Chaim Perl)
Preparing handwritten requests for blessings. (File Photo: Chaim Perl)
Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schapiro. (Photo: Chaim Perl)
Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schapiro. (Photo: Chaim Perl)