Couple cancels wedding in Israel, gets married in Florida
At first glance, the wedding happening outside a synagogue in North Palm Beach, Florida, appeared to be just an ordinary Orthodox Jewish wedding.
But this wedding was anything but ordinary.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s unbelievably heartwarming how Jews, non-Jews, just people came together to give this couple an unbelievable experience,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Rabbi Leib Ezagui of Jewish Community Synagogue.
The couple is Zalman Raksin and his wife, Daniella.
They live in New York but were scheduled to marry in Israel.
That바카라 게임 웹사이트s where Daniella grew up, and it바카라 게임 웹사이트s where most of her family still lives.
All their friends and family planned to go to Israel for the wedding.
But then the war started.
Raksin has family in Palm Beach County, so he and Daniella left Israel and went there.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We weren바카라 게임 웹사이트t sure they were actually going to get here,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Ezagui said. "When they finally got here on Thursday, that바카라 게임 웹사이트s when we said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Hey, let바카라 게임 웹사이트s give them a wedding.바카라 게임 웹사이트바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트This is just unbelievable,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Raksin said. "Having to leave Israel and canceling the wedding over there and just making it happen here within a week."
Within in five days, every detail had been taken care of: the flowers, the food, the music.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We decided this couple has to get married,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Ezagui said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Because that바카라 게임 웹사이트s how the Jewish people survive. We move on. We grow. We rise above.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Some of the invited guests could make it to North Palm Beach.
Most could not.
Many of the people at the wedding were strangers who just wanted to give the happy couple a proper wedding.
바카라 게임 웹사이트When you see someone going through something so difficult, you want to be there to show support and show love, even if you don바카라 게임 웹사이트t know the person,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Talia Rockmacher of West Palm Beach.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We wanted to make sure that there were people there that could support them and boost them up when they바카라 게임 웹사이트re in a sad place,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Samantha Meltzer of Juno Beach.
And what made the wedding even more special was what happened in Israel the night before.
The original wedding date was Tuesday at a venue just outside of Jerusalem.
A rocket fell there at the exact time they were supposed to be getting married.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It was crazy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Daniella said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It was like Yashem is with us.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트It broke my heart,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Mindy Lew, a friend of the groom. 바카라 게임 웹사이트In a place we could have been, but God decided we weren바카라 게임 웹사이트t supposed to be there.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Thank God we weren바카라 게임 웹사이트t there,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Raksin said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트And we weren바카라 게임 웹사이트t supposed to be there.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Instead, they were in North Palm Beach, celebrating and looking forward to a lifetime of happiness.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This is the best way for us to stay strong, to stay in control during these times,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said David Steinhauser, a friend of the groom.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The good and the mitzvah we are doing, which is getting married, is the biggest and best mitzvah you can possibly do as a Jewish person,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Raksin said.