PHOTOS: A police official tells TLS approximately 12,000 people attended the Levaya of Harav Chaim Epstein Zatzal last night in Lakewood.
After the Batei Midrashim at BMG quickly filled up, the overflow crowds poured into the nearby parking lots and streets. The roads in the vicinity were shut, with multiple emergency personnel from Lakewood First Aid, EMS and Hatzolah on standby.
But despite the massive crowd, there were no reports of serious injuries during the approximately four hour Levaya.
Askonim credit the smoothness of the event to the well-oiled coordination and cooperation between the multiple different emergency agencies, including Police, Sheriff’s Officers, EMS, Lakewood First Aid, Chaveirim, LCSW and Misaskim.
The bottom photo is of the Levaya in Brooklyn.
[TLS]
The presence of so many volunteers of so many heimishe agencies was aza kidush hashem
We must utilize that a Godol BiYisroel has been Nikvar in our midst.
We now have a Makom Tefilah to be Mispalel at, as Tefilos are specialy accepted at Kivrei Tzadikim. Just imagine Minyonim of Tehillim, Yom Kippur Kotton, etc…, the great Yeshuos it will bring.
Zichuso Yogein Oleinu.
can someone pls direct how to get to the makom kevura from 7th st
Where was he buried?