Soldiers from the 322nd Engineer Company, 368th Engineer Battalion, at the United States Army Reserve Center in Decorah, joined Jews in Iowa to celebrate a festive day.
The troops walked on foot and drove alongside members of the Jewish community in Postville on Sunday in celebration of Lag BaOmer.
The day marked the yartzeit of the sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochei and the survival of Torah study despite the passing of 24,000 early students.
A grand parade walked through the streets of Postville, with children reciting prayings and singing songs. The parade was accompanied by floats made by the yeshiva, by the cheder boys, and by the girls school.
At the conclusion of the march, participants joined in a children’s rally and barbecue.
Participants thanked the organizers Levi Malinas, Shneur Bass and Meir Simcha Rubashkin.
Go malinas!!! Cutest kids in postville!!!!♡
Postville you march with the troops that is awesome and I’m really happy for all of you and the main thing is you all had a good time and that’s the most important thing
תודה רבה לשניאור בס לוי מלינש ומאיר רובשקין
Rabbi Rubashkin should have been leading the parade!
golomb/raices kids are cutest on the block
u rock ppl
I have no Iowa connection, but this looks like a truly Great Parade! Hatzlacha to the entire community!
this is making me want to move to postville the people seem so nice, the floats, the marchers….
its great to see small town jewish pride and spirit
Really impressed and delighted!
Thanks Sholom Butman for a fantastic float
the Postville parade was beautiful and a real kiddush Hashem! the students all wore their ranks in Tzivos Hashem with great pride, and the floats the students made were spectacular. Having the army there was an added extra touch. One of our first star generals explained to the soldiers what kind of army we are in, and impressed the American soldiers. The entire day was a Kiddush Hashem. Thanx to all the organizers!