On Sunday, June 13, the Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan met together and exchanged blessings and greetings. The meeting was held at the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in New York, and was coordinated by Rabbi Yosef Carlebach, and Rabbi Mendy Carlebach of the Chabad House in New Brunswick, N.J. They were joined by Rabbi Mendy Pevzner, Chabad Special Project Director and Rabbi Leibel Schapiro, Director of Chabad of the Shore.

Chief Rabbi Amar blessed Ambassador Erdan with much strength and success as he represents the Jewish state at the United Nations, and the United States. The group joined more than twenty-five thousand people that came to commemorate the date of Gimmel (Third) of Tammuz.