Security tensions and talk of possible escalation in Israel are reaching the halls of Hasidic courts. A groom from the court's Hasidim, scheduled to marry soon in Israel, flew to New York to celebrate the "Aufruf" Shabbat (Shabbat Torah reading before the wedding) in the presence of the Skverer Rebbe. To everyone's surprise, the Rebbe unusually instructed the groom to shorten his stay and return to Israel before the upcoming Shabbat Shira, to celebrate the Shabbat in Israel among his family members. In the Hasidic community, these instructions are being linked to growing security tensions and fears of possible military developments. It became known that last week, the Rebbe instructed one of his Hasidim who had flown abroad for his needs to return to Israel before Shabbat Shira.