Chesed Shel Emes Brings Jewish Man to Kever Yisroel After 75 Years
A Jewish man niftar some 75 years ago and buried in a non-Jewish cemetery was brought to kever yisroel by Chesed Shel Emes, who invested immense efforts into helping the yiddishe neshoma. Morris (Moshe) Kern z”l was an immigrant who arrived to America in the 1800’s and passed away in
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Voice From the Grave – A heavenly mission to perform an eternal mitzvah
It was on a Sunday morning, just after Sukkos a couple of years ago, when I received an unusual phone call. “Hello? Is this Chesed Shel Emes?” asked the caller. “Yes. Who is this?” “My name is Asher Freund.* I live on Taylor Street [in Williamsburg], in a large apartment
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Officials Working Closely With Chesed Shel Emes With Kavod Hames At Surfside Condo Collapse Site
The Mayor of Bal Harbour said Monday that all death-related Jewish customs and laws are being practiced at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida. “To clarify, all of the Jewish customs and laws related to passing and the way you handle the deceased are being
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For Jewish burial societies, Surfside building collapse presents a grim and complex task
(JTA) — Among Rabbi Mayer Berger’s first thoughts on seeing the 12 stories of the Champlain Tower South pancaked upon themselves: This is like Sept. 11. Then as now, destruction of unimaginable proportions claimed many lives without warning in a manner that rendered traditional practices for burying the Jewish dead
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HORRIFIC TRAGEDY: Two Young Men From Monsey R”L Killed In Fiery Crash
A horrific crash on the NY State Thruway took the lives of two young men from Monsey early Monday morning. The two men, identified as Moshe Herzog Z”L (28), and Dovid Tzvi Schnebalg Z”L (27), were returning from Pennsylvania where they had spent Rosh Hashanah when the accident happened. The
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