Five thousand schoolchildren and adults–ranging from tots to bearded black-frocked congregants–braved drizzles and cloudy skies to participate in a “Salute to Judaism” parade Sunday in central Brooklyn. The march was organized by Congregation Mesibos Shabbos, whose spiritual leader, Rabbi M. Schneerson, the “Lubavitcher Rebbe,” called on the gathering in Yiddish to live and work in the spirit of Torah. The parade, held on Lag b’Omer day, also honored Rabbi Shimon Ben-Yochai, the Talmudic sage and teacher of Rabbi Akivah. The marchers, sparked by an exuberant band and a youthful drum corps, carried signs reading “Torah Education is Our Preservation.” “It’s Your Obligation to Give Your Children Torah Education” and “Keep Shabbos Holy.”
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