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Members of the Jewish community gathered on Sunday morning to show their solidarity and pray for friends, family and others more than 5,000 miles away in Israel. The distance did not diminish the conviction of the crowd of at least 200 people at Milton Votee Park in Teaneck. There was a palpable sense of reverence.
The service was organized by the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. Songs and prayers, and at times clapping, reverberated in the park throughout the morning.
“It hits close to home for everyone here,” said Asher Rauzman, 18, of Teaneck. “I don’t know if anyone can say who started this, but right now with the rockets going back and forth, it is important to keep our thoughts together.”