Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida

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Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida
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Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend.

A car sits in high water in front of a home in the aftermath of hurricane Milton, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. State works to rescue Hurricane Milton victims, restore power to millions; multiple fatalities reportedSt. Johns County sheriff urges residents to stay inside until deputies survey flood damage, power gets restored

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It’s important to be “with the people and for the people,” and provide emotional and spiritual support, he said as the storm approached.without it. The center was spared from the storm surge, but homes and other buildings in the area were not, he said. “Yom Kippur is a day that you open up your soul to God and you totally connect with God,” Minkowicz said. “When you go through a hurricane, anything materialistic is not important. They’re already in that zone where they’re totally focused on God.”Like most of her congregants, Rabbi Nicole Luna had evacuated after helping secure Temple Beth El in Fort Myers, and entrusting several Torah scrolls to congregants should the threatened surge devastate the synagogue.

Luna said she is grateful for the “big outpouring of support” she received from fellow rabbis across the East Coast of Florida, who were opening their temples for the holidays to evacuees and have emphasized they can come as they are since few grabbed “holiday-appropriate clothing” in the rush to escape Milton’s fury.

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