Some 10,000 Jews gathered for a prayer-for-Israel event on Sunday afternoon in the Catskill Mountains in New York State. The event, held separately for men and women at the Sullivan County Community College, featured prayer services, calls for self-improvement and repentance, and blessings from Israeli Torah leaders. Among the participants were the Klausenberger Rebbe, Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, Rabbi Elya Svei, Rabbi Aharon Schechter, and Hassidic leaders from the New York area.