I was surprised to hear loud, strange music coming from the street-level outside our office at around noon. When I went to see what it was, I saw a long procession of "Mitzvah tanks" that was blasting music. And I do mean long, it took about half an hour for the little parade to finish. No one seemed to know what it was for, or what the hell Mitzvah tanks were. It turns out the parade was to celebrate the deceased Lubavitch Rebbe's birthday. My coworker DB found this history and description of the Mitzvah Tanks. Thanks DB! I have actually seen these in Forest Hills a few times, mostly during holidays. Once they tried to give me something for Succoth, but I was reluctant to take it.
Posted by ahyatt at April 21, 2005 05:29 AM