A real heartwarming scene was to witness the Mitzvah Tank Parade pass by the World’s Largest Chanukah Menorah on Fifth Avenue by Central Park.
“There is a conection between the Menorah and the Mitzvah Tanks,” said Rabbi Shmuel Butman, Director Lubavitch Youth Organization and Chairman of the Mitzvah Tanks , “the mission of both is to bring more light into the world.”
Photos: Baruch Ezagui
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it is very nice
As a mother, I understand your frustration, but you as a mother who cares that your son have this positive experience, should have made sure in advance that he will have a place on a tank. and because the tanks have to be paid for it makes perfect sense that if a child wants the privilege of goi\ng on one that he should chip in and pay for it.
I counted 110 cars and about 15 mitzvah tanks. Last year there were more cars as it was on Motzoh Shabbos. I don’t know why that was changed.
How much cars were on the parade?
one year i let kids on my tank for free for the parade and they acted horrible, didnt listen to me, made a mess and ruined some stuff,
i learned my lesson never to let kids on my tank again
i spy my gym teacher from 7th grade CHAYA HERTZKOWITZ cool car u got there luv ya
luv someone from 7th grade bais rivka
I happened to be walking on Houston just as the parade came through… I couldn’t believe my eyes and was so proud, as a Jew, to be a part of this, by extension. : )
hey chaya hershkowitz!
go chaya hershkowitz!! 🙂
Why no real picture of the parade in front of 770. So important to show.
do you think the tanks are for free ? they cost a lot of money someone has to pay for them the bocherim work very hard to raise money and 10 or 20 dollars is not much giving your son a fantastic time . y did you not take him your self gas iv expensive ? please give credit for the hard working bocherim a freilacher chanukah and a good chodesh and good shabbos to all allot of nachas
Many years ago we were in the same situation, so my husband built his own menorah and for many years took all of our children and joined the parade!
This year I even saw one car that had cut out decorations hanging on their car’s windows (no rooftop menorah) and someone else took a little menorah and somehow attached it to the roof.
I know that these ideas require a car, but try to be creative and plan in advance instead of being bitter!
Best wishes for a freilachen Chanukah.
Many years ago we were in the same situation, so my husband built his own menorah and for many years took all of our children and joined the parade!
This year I even saw one car that had cut out decorations hanging on their car’s windows (no rooftop menorah) and someone else took a little menorah and somehow attached it to the roof.
I know that these ideas require a car, but try to be creative and plan in advance instead of being bitter!
Best wishes for a freilachen Chanukah.
There are always a few wackos in any crowd, especially in New York. The Rebbe always went against the tide for what he felt was right. Ignore them, no other Jewish group accepts them anyway. I just hope they learn to do teshuva before 120 years…
why are there nuturei karta standing with signs on page 35?????????????
#8 i understand the disappointment your son felt(and you too)
arrangements do need to be made in advance and there is a charge and obligation. i feel for you and yours as i had the same experience but…
I saw the parade go through manhattan. It was really beautiful. Walking down the streets of manhattan and seeing Lubavitcher boys at every corner made me feel so proud to be a lubavitcher. It was also beautiful to hear Chanukah Music coming from the Mitzva tanks. A real Kiddush Hashem
my son said hes going on the parade and realy exited about it he came to the tanks not one tank let him on he begged but eithe they said no room which wasint true or said no to anextent where they pushed him off he came home crying he didint go on the parade angry he told me he so pepole jumping thru the window tryng to get on they pushed him right off they all told him its a huge expense 25 to go on plus 10 deposit whos willing to pay that!
Send some Chayus here!!! People are asleep!!!
Wake up people learn from New York!!
We need to get rid of this English quite mentality and be proud to be nuts!! We are unique!!!!
Gut Shabbos and a lichtigen chanukah
it makes us proud to be a Yid and a Chossid
What an incredible sense of unity……….
Thank you to the amazing Mitzva Tank staff for the great job they did tonight with the NYPD!!! Go guys!!!
go chaya h
I would like to thank the Crown Heights Shmira and the NYPD for helping out, in keeping the Parade together and making sure that everybody was safe through out the Parade
this should make the jews proud