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Shluchim’s Car Set On Fire

Shluchim Sholom and Rochela Rodel of Mt. Olympus in Los Angeles were awakened at 2 am by the sound of explosions from their car which had been set on fire. Full Story, Photos

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Tefillin in car
June 29, 2015 1:11 pm

Leaving tefillin in a car “exposes the tefillin to extremes in both humidity and temperature which can easily damage them. A vehicle parked in direct sunlight quickly reaches extremely high temperature. The heat coming in through the windows is absorbed by the car’s interior and the glass acts as an insulator, keeping the heat inside. The temperature can reach up to 150 or even 200 degrees Fahrenheit depending on the temperature outside, the kind of vehicle, and how long it sits in the sun. If someone told you to put your tefillin in an oven for a few hours and… Read more »

To #2
June 26, 2015 4:29 pm

Everyone should have Tefillin in their car.

How else can you always be able to put on Tefillin with any Jew where ever you are?

Yes sometimes they get lost or stolen and even destroyed but the resulting mitzvahs make it worth it.

Rabbi Berki is an inspiration to the rest of us CA Shluchim.

Noch a sreifa vert men Reich…

Amen!

Clt

Hashem Lo Yanum V'lo Yishan
June 26, 2015 3:50 pm

B”H the family and house/shul is safe, but they still need your help!!
Donate, Donate, Donate!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shmuel Munkis and his "possesions"
June 26, 2015 12:16 pm

Is it such a loss after all?: Shmuel Munkis does it again, inspiring us with a great story, this time with an important moral message. So, we see from here that Reb Shmuel was not just a joker. Rabbi Shmuel Munkis moved to the city of Beshenkovitz, Russia. He was highly respected by the Chassidim because he had the rare privilege of being selected as a personal emissary of the Alter Rebbe. He would, often, inspire, teach, and advise many younger Chassidim. Reb Shmuel was giving a farbrengen (a gathering of Chassidim, where a Rebbe or well-learned Rabbi would inspire… Read more »

Baruch hashem
June 26, 2015 12:11 pm

Thank Hashem that no one was hurt

Lesson on picture 7
June 26, 2015 10:37 am

The siddur in picture 7 is opened to אשר יצר. Thankfully no one was hurt and they have their health. B’H for that.

to 3
June 26, 2015 10:29 am

Because there’s always that chance that someone will fire bomb your car but houses don’t catch fire.

Hope they catch these scoundrels fast.

Terrible -
June 26, 2015 8:29 am

is this a random act of mischief? targeted act against Jews? or something more sinister..

No name
June 26, 2015 8:24 am

Is that a rebbe dollar poking out of the somewhere in middle if picture 4?

TEFILIN!
June 26, 2015 4:15 am

It is tragic. But there is a lesson to be learn. Never ever leave your tefilin in a car, in a check-in bag or any other such scenario where it can get readily lost or stolen.

Oh Em Gee!
June 25, 2015 11:23 pm

That’s CRAZY!!!!!!

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