Sukkah Falls From Balcony, Narrowly Missing Pedestrian in Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A sukkah in Jerusalem's Shaarei Hesed neighborhood was torn from a balcony by strong winds and fell onto the street, narrowly missing a pedestrian who fled seconds before impact. The incident, captured on security cameras, occurred on the eve of Yom Kippur and resulted in no injuries.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A sukkah fell from a Jerusalem balcony due to strong winds.
- A pedestrian narrowly escaped injury by fleeing seconds before impact.
- The incident was captured on security camera footage.
- No one was harmed in the dramatic event.
- The fall occurred on the eve of Yom Kippur.
A sukkah, a temporary hut erected for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, dramatically fell from a residential building's balcony in Jerusalem's Shaarei Hesed neighborhood earlier this week, narrowly missing a pedestrian. Strong winds tore the sukkah from its moorings on the balcony and sent it crashing onto the sidewalk and street below.
Security camera footage captured the terrifying moment as a man walking on the sidewalk noticed the large shadow and falling debris above him. He managed to flee the area just seconds before the sukkah's walls, roof, and wooden beams landed precisely where he had been walking.
Residents who witnessed the incident described hearing a tremendous crashing sound as the sukkah disintegrated in the air and was carried down the building like a giant kite. They attributed the pedestrian's survival to a "manifest miracle," emphasizing that no one was harmed in the incident, which occurred on the eve of Yom Kippur.
The dramatic event highlights the dangers posed by strong winds during the Sukkot holiday, particularly to temporary structures like sukkahs.
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