Exprience Jewish Pride like never before!
On Sunday, April 28, which is the joyous festival of Lag B’omer, our Chabad center and school will be participating and marching in “The Great Parade”!
Join over 35,000 children and their families at the greatest Jewish unity event ever - a celebration of joyful Jewish unity, paying tribute to the life and learning of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Akiva, and all of the great Jewish men and women who brought joy, pride, and unity to Am Yisroel! The parade will feature live entertainment, performers, floats, and military marching bands, which will lead to a grand fair with many rides and concession stands.
Visit www.TheGreatParade.com for more info.
The Great Parade will take place on Lag B’Omer, Sunday, April 28, 2013 on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway.
Marching in the parade with thousands of other Jews will give you and your children a unique sense of Jewish pride and love for Judaism. It will be an experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives!
The Details:
- The parade is age-appropriate for all ages - young and old. Parents are encouraged to join, but are not required. Our teachers – with additional assistance – will supervise your children the entire trip.
- Buses will depart from Chabad Learning Center 210 Forest Drive at 9:00 AM. Private cars are discouraged due to parking restrictions in the parade vicinity.
- The concert and parade begin at 10:00 AM along the main boulevard of Eastern Parkway between Albany and Brooklyn Avenues in Brooklyn. The parade will be followed by the carnival and street fair. You may send along some extra money for the carnival rides/concessions.
- We will leave Brooklyn at 3:00 PM, arriving back at approximately 4:00 PM.
- Snacks and drinks will be provided, but you should bring along lunch.
- Cost is $6 per person for the parade reservation and T-shirt, plus $9 for the bus. (Additional contributions are welcome to absorb the cost of the buses.)
- You must pre-register by (latest) SUNDAY, APRIL 21. Click here or call 516-484-3500.
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WHAT IS LAG B'OMER??
Lag B’Omer (the 33rd day of the Omer Count) celebrates the end of the plague amongst the students of the great 2nd century sage Rabbi Akiva, and also the passing of his disciple, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who was the first to publicly teach the "Kabbalah," and authored the Zohar. On the day of his passing, he instructed his disciples to mark the date as "the day of my joy." On this day the mourning practices of the Omer period are suspended, and it is celebrated with outings, bonfires, and other joyous events.