‘A healing process’: Autumn Festival brings community together after Helene

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Autumn Festival debuted this weekend in North Augusta to bring the community together as many are still trying to recover from Hurricane Helene.

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There were food trucks, games, inflatables and more.

The Jewish-backed event gave the community a place to come out and enjoy the culture and food.

We spoke with a rabbi about holding the event post-Hurricane Helene.

“That was another thing that pushed us to do the festival this year. It’s kind of a healing process after going through something you have never gone through before. This community is not used to a 100-year storm. You know? So this is part of a healing process,” Rabbi Robert Hevia says.

He says he hopes to bring back the festival a little earlier next year to avoid some of the rain and temperature issues.