Join the SAFE Lag B’omer CommUNITY CAR PARADE!
Tuesday, May 12, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Celebrate Lag B’omer with a SAFE, drive-by Parade of Jewish Pride and Thanks to our First-Line Heroes, while bringing Cheer to our Families and Community!
Music Truck! Police Escort! Floats! Decorate your car with Mitzvah and/or Thank You signs!
The First Ever Lag Ba'Omer CommUnity Car Parade will meet and lineup at Chabad of Roslyn, 75 Powerhouse Rd, at 3:30 PM, begin the parade procession at 4:00, and drive through the neighborhood, passing and cheering at the local fire stations and senior homes. All from the safety of your car.
Two ways to participate:
1) Register your car to join the parade procession. Line up in your car at 3:30 PM at Chabad of Roslyn 75 Powerhouse Rd.
2) Register your address and wait at any location along the route to enjoy the entertainment.
Click here to register, and you will be notified of live updates and a map tracker so you can see where the parade is and when it will reach a location near you.
For any last-minute questions or mid-parade live location updates you may text Rabbi Wilansky 516-387-2224, or Mushka 516-474-0564.
Click here for the Parade Route and times.
Click here to download signs to decorate for your car or home.
For more info email info@chabadroslyn.com or call 516-484-3500.
As per health regulations, observance of safe social distancing is absolutely required.
Chag Same'ach and we look forward to seeing you!
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What is Lag B’omer??
Lag B’Omer (the 33rd day of the Omer Count between Passover and Shavuot) celebrates the end of a 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 normally celebrated with outings, bonfires, and other joyous events. This year we need be a bit creative and celebrate the best as we can under the circumstances.