2500 people from 21 Chabad centers in Brooklyn united for a Mega Chanukah Drive-In, featuring Eli Marcus and the Pumpidisa Band.
The 21 Chabad centers in Brooklyn, New York, joined together to host a Chanukah drive-in concert for residents of Brooklyn in a Covid safe way, bringing the joy, warmth and meaning of Chanukah to thousands, despite the pandemic.
Brooklyn is a melting pot of Jews of every background and culture, and for so many communities to join together and create a program that will be inspiring to all is truly unprecedented.
At the Motzoei Shabbos of the International Kinus Hashluchim held virtually this year, a group of Shluchim in Brooklyn gathered for an in-person Melava Malka.
The idea was presented that Shluchim rise to the occasion and join together to create a unity event, to overcome the fact the due to the pandemic, all of the regular outreach programs that Chabad’s do on Chanukah were not able to be done this year.
With home visitations, children’s and teen parties, and traditional public menorah lightings not possible, a drive-in event was planned. The event was produced by Mendel Mintz.
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of viewers joined online to celebrate a Chanukah experience like never before.
Participating Mosods:
Lubavitch Youth Organization
Chabad Canarsie & Starrett City
Chabad Central Brooklyn
Chabad Heights
Chabad Lubavitch of Flatbush
Chabad Neshama
Chabad of Bay Ridge
Chabad of Bensonhurst
Chabad of Brooklyn Heights
Chabad of Coney Island
Chabad of Georgetown
Chabad of Kings Highway
Chabad of Kingsborough
Chabad of Marine Park
Chabad of Midwood
Chabad of Sea-Gate
Chabad of Sheepshead Bay
Chabad of SUNY Downstate
F.R E.E. of Brighton Beach
Jewish South Brooklyn
Mill Basin Jewish Center
A rich program was prepared so that everyone left uplifted, inspired, with a special takeaway message of turning every single participant into an ambassador / shliach on their own right, handing them a Menorah to distribute to someone in their life who otherwise doesn’t have one.
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SO expiring and uplifting! Thanks so much to all the organizers making sure all the details are spot on, including the chanukah menorah lighting and giving torah tehilla and tzedakah! Heartfelt thanks!
Rabbi Yehuda Levin- Chabad Central Brooklyn 👏
along with an entire Vaad of Shluchim
Let all the Shluchim and Lubavitch in Brooklyn truly unite as one to bring Moshiach peacefully in honor of Harav Chaim Meir.
Go the unstoppable Mendel Mintz!
What an event – the drummer was awesome!!!
On behalf of the South Brooklyn Shluchim a very big thank you to Mendel Mintz for arranging the impossible!
Kol Hakavod to the Brooklyn shluchim for undertaking this amazing initiative of unity and brotherhood!
Rabbis Yehuda levin , pinni morozov and chariton put in countless hours and much effort to pull this off. But were very humble to escape any honor or the like. True examples of what a chosid is. BITTUL…..
It was a first class event. All details were superb. A top of the line production
The main thing is you all had a good time and that’s the most important thing good job