A Mes Mitzvah From Discovery to Burial
Did You Know Mr. Mendel Sholomson? On Erev Yomtov the phone rang at Chesed Shel Emes, it was a NYC Medical Examiner trying to decide what to do with a Niftar that had been found in a local park. Without much more than his name, all the Medical Examiner knew
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Wheelchair-using victim of Brooklyn crash died alone, with no next of kin
A charity organization has stepped in to arrange the burial of a 68-year-old woman who was crushed to death crossing a Brooklyn roadway in her wheelchair after the group found she has no next of kin. “To bury someone who is a loner is one of the most important commandments
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The Final Honor
Reb Meir Hersh Berger of Chesed Shel Emes shares incredible stories of hashgachah In days of old, a meis mitzvah often meant finding an abandoned body at the side of the road, which needed to be tended to immediately, as a first priority. In fact, a kohen gadol, who may not
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Hundreds Attend Meis Mitzvah Funeral for Murder Victim Milton Storch
Over 250 members of the Orthodox Jewish community of Far Rockaway and the 5 Towns attended the Wednesday afternoon levayah of Milton Storch, 59, who was tragically murdered on Shabbos. Mr. Storch was sitting outside of a grocery store in his walker on Beach 20 Street in Far Rockaway, when
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‘Emergency Services and Recovery’ vehicle unveiled to serve Spring Valley community
Local officials and law enforcement agencies joined Chesed Shel Emes, or "CSE,” to unveil a new "Emergency Services and Recovery" vehicle Thursday in Spring Valley. The nonprofit, all-volunteer organization said it will use the truck to ensure Jewish laws, customs and traditions are followed after a sudden, tragic death.
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