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Bereaved Rabbi Keeps Promise to Attend Wedding After Miron Tragedy
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jun 14, 2026
What happened
At Maor Asaraf’s wedding last week, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Englard fulfilled a years-old promise to attend a family simcha after being comforted following the Mount Meron disaster. He blessed the groom under the chuppah, and the emotional story was shared with hundreds of guests.
- 01Rabbi Menachem Mendel Englard attended Maor Asaraf’s wedding and blessed him under the chuppah.
- 02Englard lost both sons in the Mount Meron disaster.
- 03Maor and Yekir Asaraf had visited the rabbi years earlier to offer condolences.
- 04The rabbi promised he would attend their future celebrations.
- 05Hundreds of guests later lined up to shake his hand and receive a blessing.
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