A Palm Beach Gardens rabbi is grieving the loss of his childhood friend, who was among at least 15 people killed during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia during a Hanukkah celebration.
Rabbi Dovid Vigler of Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens said he was “crushed” when he learned his friend Yaakov Levitan was shot and killed during the attack that occurred during a gathering for the first night of the holiday.
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“I’m in a lot of pain. I’m hurting,” Vigler said. “I was crushed. It was very difficult for me to find my strength, to find my balance.”…