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Yedidim Warns Families Returning from Simchas to Safeguard House Keys

By Yechiel Sever

As the wedding season gets underway, volunteer chessed organization Yedidim has been receiving numerous calls from parents who return home from family simchas late at night only to find they have no key to the front door. In recent weeks the organization has come to the rescue of dozens of families that, for various reasons, had no way to gain entry to their home, leaving entire families waiting wearily at the doorstep.

In certain cases volunteers have even gone to bus parking lots to look for lost keys, while in many other cases they find a way to gain access without having to break in or cause any damage. Since the volunteers are not authorized lock pickers they do not break or pick locks, but make every possible effort to spare families the high costs of hiring the services of locksmiths certified to force entry, which can be even more prohibitive during late-night hours.

Following the large number of calls of this type, personnel at Yedidim headquarters recommend that families take extra precautions not to lose their keys, such as not letting small children play with them.

Having to wait outside the home late at night can create very distressful situations, notes the organization.

 

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