This year the international Chabad community pulled out extra stops for Schneerson’s birthday because of the special significance of 120 in Jewish tradition.
After street parties, Hasidic movement's emissaries fan out across NYC in 'mitzvah tanks' to give out matzah as part of festivities memorializing Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Birthdays are a big deal within Chabad in part because Schneerson, who died in 1994 at age 92, himself encouraged their celebration, something that is not always done in Orthodox communities.
For their late leader s milestone 120th birthday, Chabad Jews stage a worldwide celebration jta.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jta.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.