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Heavy Flooding Hits 770 Chabad Center in Brooklyn, Students Quickly Save Books and Continue Learning
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 2 hours ago
What happened
Heavy rains flooded the 770 Chabad center in Brooklyn, forcing students to quickly move books and tefillin to safety. Despite the flooding, they continued studying Torah in unaffected areas. Weather warnings had been issued, but damage was less severe due to recent drainage improvements.
- 01Heavy rains flooded the 770 Chabad center's main hall and basement in Brooklyn on Thursday evening.
- 02Students quickly moved books and tefillin to higher shelves and continued studying in safe areas.
- 03The 770 cleaning team promptly cleaned the flooded areas after the rain subsided.
- 04A flash flood warning was issued for Brooklyn and Manhattan from 5:40 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
- 05Flooding was less severe than in past storms due to drainage upgrades and repairs.
- 06The flood occurred shortly after a major cleaning of the study hall for the month of Tishrei.
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