Hundreds visited the Chabad booth at the Israeli Independence Day Festival in Los Angeles, including Congressman Brad Sherman (R-CA).
The annual Israel Independence Day festival took place on Sunday in Los Angeles with 25,000 Israelis participating.
Chabad Israel Center of Los Angeles set up a booth offering Tefillin, Friday Light kits and program information including Camp Gan Israel of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, Gan Chabad and The Westside Hebrew School.
The booth was organized by Shluchim Rabbi Amitai Yemini, Asher Yemini, and Berel Yemini, with the assistance of bochurim JJ Duchman, Yaakov Harkham and Dovid Pewzner.
Thousands of people donned Tefillin, some for the first tim, and hundreds of Friday Light Kits were given out.
Congressman Brad Sherman (R-CA) took time to stop by the booth and put on Tefillin.
