י״ז סיון ה׳תשפ״ו | June 1, 2026
Hundreds Wrap Tefillin at Massive Parade in Manhattan
Hundreds of Jews wrapped tefillin at New York City’s annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue as Lubavitcher bochurim and shluchim used the massive gathering for mivtzoim. With nearly 60,000 marchers and tens of thousands of spectators, the event was one of the largest in the parade’s history.
Hundreds of Jews wrapped tefillin on Sunday at Manhattan’s annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, as Lubavitcher bochurim and shluchim transformed the massive gathering into an opportunity for mivtzoim.
The annual parade once again drew a large crowd, with close to 60,000 participants joined by tens of thousands of additional spectators lining the route, making it one of the event’s largest turnouts ever.
The parade was attended by numerous public officials, including U.S. senators, members of Congress, New York State legislators, and city officials, together with representatives of the Israeli government and Jewish communal leaders. Notably, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was absent, marking the first time a New York City mayor had boycotted the parade since it was first held in 1965.
While Lubavitch is careful not to formally align itself with Zionist holidays or events, the occasion was nevertheless utilized as an opportunity for mivtzoim.
As in previous years, dozens of Lubavitcher bochurim and shluchim were on site throughout the day to ensure that thousands of Jews had the opportunity to put on tefillin and engage in other mitzvos. Many Jewish police officers, security personnel, and Hatzalah volunteers also took the opportunity to wrap tefillin.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who participated in the parade, described it as one of the most heavily secured events in the city’s history. Police lined the parade route and surrounding streets, maintaining a strong security presence throughout the day.
Despite concerns over security, the event proceeded peacefully, with no anti-Israel protests or disruptions reported anywhere along the parade route.
Photo credit: Avrohom Gordon, Yossi Farro, Yehuda Pevzner
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there was a great person who thought he was smarter then hashem – hashem said ‘wipe out amalek and all their sheep and cattle’, and he said: i can use the cattle to brin a korban…
hashem therefore took away the kingship from him.
why do i say this?
we are soldiers, and if the rebbe said not to do mivtzoim inside the israel day parade – then who does anypne think they are to go against that?
the rebbe wants chabad to completely dissasociate with anythinh that has to do with zionism
R’ Dovid Raskin A”H – the director of Tzach at the time – asked the Rebbe if Tzach should engage in activities by the Israel Day Parade.
The instruction Rabbi Hodakov transmitted was “זיין דארטן, אבער נישט זיין דארטן”.
As per this הוראה, to this day, the bochurim that go do mivtzoim at the parade under the auspices of Tzach are careful to keep the proper distance, such as setting up shop at least a block away from the parade route, along with other precautions.
(The fact that there are individuals who may on their own accord go further, doing mivtzoim within the parade itself, is not something condoned by the Rebbe or by those organizing the mivtzoim in an official capacity.)