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NEWS
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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