Everything They Owned, Reduced to Ashes: Lakewood Family of 13

As the Jewish community was preparing for Yom Kippur, one family in Lakewood had their world turned upside down, as a raging fire consumed their home. Just hours before Kol Nidrei, their entire home was ablaze, and dozens of firefighters and emergency personnel spent hours getting the devastating fire under control.

While, Baruch Hashem, nobody was hurt, this family – with 13 children- was left with the shirts on their backs. Their entire home and all its contents were reduced to ashes. No clothing, no furniture, no beds, no food…they watched in horror as it all went up in smoke.

On Yom Kippur, we exclaimed “V’Yesayu Kulam Agudah Achas!” We proclaimed our desire to unite as one nation, as one family, as one entity. Our brothers and sisters need our unity now.