RSS Feed
Mumbai - They Have Al Qaeda. We Have 'AL TIRAH' |
|
| |
Text Size
|
Mumbai - Outrage. Anger. Pain. Tears.
No words.
What can we even say?
How can we fathom a two-year-old who won’t see Ima again ad ki yavo Shilo?
How can we comprehend two ehrliche mashgichim catching a simple maariv on business who will never come home?
And how can we even begin to understand the loss of the kedoshim, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, who lost their own lives after a holy career of giving of their own lives? And before 30?
Ribbono shel Olam…
Today, we are all Toldos Avrahom Yitzchok Chasidim. Today, we are all Israelis. Today, we are all Chabad. No distinctions. Just Jews.
Perhaps an even bigger tragedy is that it took this tragedy to bring us together.
We might not know what to say. But now we know what to do. Stick together.
Because there was a little house, in a corner of the world most of us never heard of, where Ahavas Yisroel lived.
Now, that Ahavas Yisroel lives on. In our houses. In our hearts. It must. The victims would have it no other way.
What to do? Carry on.
Because if we become afraid, they won. If we are crushed, they won. If we remain depressed, they won. If we let this destroy our lives, they won.
If we do the opposite, we win. And they lose.
So let’s win. Let’s continue. Let’s march forward. Let’s continue doing everything we always did.
But let’s do more than that. Let’s give more tzedakah. Let’s learn more Torah. Let’s be more tolerant, less dismissive, of each other.
Let’s fight darkness with light.
We did it for the past two days. We can, we must, continue.
Above all, let us not be afraid. Let us hold our heads high. Let us walk the streets victorious. We are Jews. We are one. We are proud. And they can never destroy us.
They have death. We have life. They await the Gates of Hell. We embrace the gifts of Heaven.
They have Al Qaeda. We have “al tirah.” [Hebrew word of Al Tirah translates to "Do not fear"]
Forward! March!
More of today's headlines
“Valley Stream, NY - A 34-year-old Wal-Mart worker died Friday morning after he was knocked to the ground after "a throng of shoppers physically broke down the doors,"...”
Valley Stream, NY - Wal-Mart Worker Dies in Black Friday Stampede
Kiryas Joel, NY - Village Suing Orange County over Bill for Waste from Kosher Slaughterhouse
Total143
Read Comments (143) — Post Yours »
1
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:39 AM MP Says:
Well said
2
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:37 AM berach steinfeld Says:
gutt gezugt hashem yinkom dam avodecha hasofuch
hinum kedoishei elyon shemosru nafshom al kiddush hashem
hashem will console the families of the victims
may we be zoiche to the geulah shelima
gutt shabbos
3
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:36 AM ykapl Says:
i am terribly saddened by the fact that this has occurred
i have no doubt that all the tehillim all the tzedaka in the zchus will help there pure and dear neshomos
my spirits as we enter the shabbos are with the families and i only ask that hashem give them the strength to take care of each other and to realize that these neshomas brought klal yisroel togethr ina way that has rartely been seen
4
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:36 AM Jew Says:
in such out-of-the-ordinary times, with such ex-ordinary stories to absorb, in times like these, we can only turn our security to hashem, "Ein Lunu L'Hishuein L'Uveinu S'Bashmeium"...
5
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:36 AM Anonymous Says:
Thank you!
What an encouraging piece at a time where all Jews feel a sense of despair.
6
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:34 AM Yisrael Chaim Says:
Well Said , I relly hope the achdus gained by this horrible tradgedy isnt lost .
7
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:34 AM Anonymous Says:
very well said!!!
8
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:34 AM Anonymous Says:
hamokem yenachem eschem....
9
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:34 AM Anonymous Says:
amen
10
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:34 AM Anonymous Says:
very well said!!!
11
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:47 AM Anonymous Says:
Excellent Editorial, touches the heart. We are all mourning this tragedy, May
Ha-Shem be menachem Moshe'le, the grandparents and all of us, we are all suffering greatly.
12
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:46 AM Yisrael Chaim Says:
Question: What do we learn from this??
13
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:46 AM Anonymous Says:
let's give zatuka and learn le"N
15
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:45 AM ely Says:
Hasham yinkom dumom! If u realize they are already in a great place called 'gan edan' and the 2 year old son and the wives of the mashgichim is the rachmunis, may hasham give strentgh to the all of the families of these kadoshim for the wives and sons and realtives and friends to over come this. Hamukom yeneichem ascham ....
16
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:44 AM cochinjew Says:
just about to light the candles in Paris.. how can i express this sorrow for all the mischpochah..
17
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:49 AM Chani S. Says:
Yes, we are all Jews. B'Achdus. Together. In Unity.
The news organizations call the building an ultra Orthodox Jewish Center.
It's a center, yes. However, It is for ANY Jew who wishes to come for a Minyan, for a meal, and for a spiritual uplift (very common in India), those who are searching for meaning, searching for their roots. Regardless of 'affiliation.'
EVERY Jew was welcome.
Let us resolve to continue that mission in each of our homes and cities across the world. We will continue their mission as best as we can.
18
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:45 AM Anonymous Says:
Beautiful. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO sad it is indescribable. I'm not Lubavitch but I shout out loud, MOSHIACH NOW!
20
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:39 AM Ari Says:
Hashem Yinkom Dumom!
21
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:49 AM Dov in willaimsburg Says:
I am crying my eyes out, Why Hashem? Why do the good ones suffer? Why ?
22
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:47 AM RebRambo Says:
Excellent, excellent...
Ahavas yisrael, my fellow Jews....
It unfortunately takes a tragedy to bring us together, but nevertheless together we must always remain...
Yehi zichrom boruch...
23
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:41 AM Anonymous Says:
so True !!! Mt heart is torn ! MY Eyes are wet ! My Mouth is speechless!
May hashem comfort all the familes and all yisroel and protect all of us.
24
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:41 AM Frum by Chabad and Proud Says:
Baruch Dayan Emes and may Hashem comfort the families of those lost and all of Klal Yisrael at this difficult time. Ad Mosai!!! We need Hashem's rachmanus so much!
25
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:41 AM Chaim S. Says:
Thank you so much for your positivea nd comforting comments. May we soon be zoche to Moshiach omein.
26
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:40 AM Anonymous Says:
Am Yisrael Chai. May our enemies be destroyed!
27
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:40 AM Anonymous Says:
very very sad. it's time to strenghten ourselves in avodas hasehem and undertake something for hashem. stop shmuzing in middle of davening and not to talk loshan horah. let's hope for moshiachs coming now.....
28
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:39 AM Debby Says:
Hashem Yirachim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moshaich has to come now, we all gotta to teshuva. Today is Rosh Chodosh Kislev-Hashem made a miracle for Klal Yisroel this month & lets daven for many more. Hope to see you all in Eretz yisroel by Chanuka.
29
Nov 28, 2008 at 09:58 AM sara Says:
Thank you so much for your coverage. Yes, the pain is deep. If only we would stop tearing each other apart! For sure our enemies don't make the same calculations. Hamakom Yenachem Etchem!
30
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:04 AM oy vey Says:
couldnt have said it better.. i am crying non-stop i dont know who they are but all i know is they died Al kiddush hashem.... nebach they gave their lives to all yidden of all walks of life no matter if you were chassidish, litvish, sefardi, israeli, frum, non-frum and they did it with such ahavah oy what tzaddikim they werent there for pleasure they were out in some foreign country with no one there except the yidden that traveled there wow such holy neshamas.... nebach on the 2 yr old that is a yussim oy hashem please send moshiach already enough tzorus this was pure out of hatred towards us we must daven and daven and unite and love one another more than ever.....
31
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:18 AM Anonymous Says:
What a zichus..its sad that it took this to happened. But its such a zichus for them that they broke all barriers among us. Today we are all jews,chasidish litvish whatever. They did not die invain. They created such ahavas yisroel. May the families be comferted amungst zion.
32
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:18 AM Yitzchok Says:
Yes, it's an indescribably tragic day for the families and for Klal Yisroel, but not a word for the HUNDREDS of dead and maimed non-Jews? What about a little rachmunes for them and the THOUSANDS of surviving family members they leave behind? And don't tell me we grieve for everyone but we concentrate on the Jews because they're family. When this atrocity first began and it wasn't clear that any Jews were involved, our community was totally uninterested -- we just didn't care because we thought only goyim were being attacked. Check out some of the comments on the early posts. For shame. May Hashem comfort the mourners of Zion --and the mourners of all the human beings killed in this monstrous attack. May He avenge the blood of all His creations -- Jew and non-Jew alike.
33
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:17 AM MR Says:
Thank You....
34
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:14 AM Anonymous Says:
HOW CAN YOU POST NOT ONLY THAT THEY ARE DEAD BUT A OBITUARY WHEN IT IS NOT CONFIRMED YET!!!!! HOW CAN YOU GIVE UP HOPE!!! ?THE ISREALI WEB SITES THAT ARE SAYING THIS DONT HAVE A PROPER SOURCE!!! THEY HAVENT RELEASED THE NAMES!!! DONT SPREAD PANIC!!
35
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:13 AM Miss Williamsburg Says:
I am writing this with tears in my eyes. We've been saying so much Tehillim and were hoping for the best. Please Hashem.....Send us Moshiach!!
36
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:10 AM Anonymous Says:
mi keamchu yisroel!!!!!!!! there is no nation in the world that cares so much about another brother or sister in some far off country tha most of us never heard of the Holtzberg's or probably wouldve never have heard of them and look at all the tefillos that we daavened our hearts out for hashem and the tears... do we hear any of the other people killed have their whole entire religion crying and praying like we are hashem just take all the tears and teffilos and be mekabel them all and send moshiach now............. and hashem look there were no bad comments on this issue we love all yidden i cant stop crying such heilige pure neshumus oy enough enough hashem please we cant take it no more!!!!!!!!!!!!
37
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:09 AM MP Says:
According some reports here on VIN one of these kedoshim that were killed r"l, was sent out of the building to get food for the terrorists. They were warned if they do not return they will kill the rest of the hostages.
If this is true, that person literally walked himself back "Al Kiddush Hashem".
Hashem Yinkom Domom!
38
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:09 AM Anonymous Says:
Do we know for sure of the status of the mashgichim?
39
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:08 AM Antelope110 Says:
“ Question: What do we learn from this?? ”
Were you reading the editorial? Read it again! Ahavas Yisrael! Yiras Shamayim! Hashem is One. Yisrael is one. Reach out to another Jew. Make peace. Buy your wife flowers and hug your children. Save the hate for Amalek.
40
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:22 AM Anonymous Says:
“ couldnt have said it better.. i am crying non-stop i dont know who they are but all i know is they died Al kiddush hashem.... nebach they gave their lives to all yidden of all walks of life no matter if you were chassidish, litvish, sefardi, israeli, frum, non-frum and they did it with such ahavah oy what tzaddikim they werent there for pleasure they were out in some foreign country with no one there except the yidden that traveled there wow such holy neshamas.... nebach on the 2 yr old that is a yussim oy hashem please send moshiach already enough tzorus this was pure out of hatred towards us we must daven and daven and unite and love one another more than ever..... ”
i just hope that lubavitch continues their great work ...i hope this does not deter them in any way. this is a very sad day ,and i daven that there should be no more tzaros in klal yisroel ..hashem should help all of us and the pure neshomas that went up to shomayim should watch over their children and all of klal yisroel ...havent we suffered enough ?....its time for moshiach , we have suffered enough ....i know that hashem listens to all the tefilos and has a cup of all our tears , havent we cried enough ? please bring moshiach!!! now !!!
41
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:21 AM Hindy Says:
My daughters & sons in law are on Shlichus overseas. You have no idea of the Meseiros Nefesh our Shluchim have...from Arizona to Zaire, the risks of attack are great (look at what happened in the LA day care a few years ago.) As Lubavitchers they are openly "different" as are all frum Yidden & Chassidim who wear their Levush.
I can't begin to explain what a mother of Shluchim feels like every day. How proud we are, how we know we raised our kids in the Derech of our Rebbeim, but how terrifying it is. B"H our Shluchim will not be deterred; rather, they will go M'chayil el Chayil to search out and support every Jew in his city, every Jew whom he meets.
As for the other victims: there are no words to describe the pain each of us feels for their families. There's a saying: Chassidim ein Mishpacha." Well, it's the same for EVERY Jew, Chassid or not. When one is cut we all bleed.
As an individual it was heartwarming to see the tremendous Achdus everyone had, the genuine concern, the Tefillos & Tzedaka, & Challah baking that went on. Even little children were saying Tehillim. May Hashem grant us all the wisdom to keep the Achdus & to not let petty trivialities get in the way of Ahavas Yisroel, in the Zchus of all the Kedoshim killed in this terror.
Thank you for your love & support.
42
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:21 AM Anonymous Says:
Rav Paltiel, a Chabad shaliach on Long Island appeared on CNN this morning.
He spoke of how great was the Torah knowledge of Rav Holtzberg. He could have spent his time writing seforim, or been a Rosh Yeshiva. Instead, he chose to go all the way to India to help people.
He mentioned that tomorrow, Shabbat, is the birthday of the 2 year old son of the shaliach, Moshe, who escaped with the nanny. He asked that everyone honor Moshe's birthday with acts of kindness, putting on Tefillin, and giving charity.
44
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM Anonymous Says:
Yasher koach on an editorial that speaks for all of us.
Let's face it, there have been so many messages from HKB"H over the past years, from 9/11, to the intafada to mercaz harav to the financial crisis. Have we changed? Or does it last a day or two until we're back to normal with the machlokes, sinas chinam, etc.?
As a community, let's all make an effort to get the message. Let's change. Let's do what we can to rectify the machlokes currently plaguing some chassidish sects and some yeshivos. Let's implore our leaders to DO SOMETHING about the machlokes. Let's do what we can to prevent kanoim from causing chilul Hashem and lashon hora.
Most importantly, we have to keep learning, davening, and overall making a kiddush Hashem with every step we take and every word we say.
We're the community and it starts with us.
45
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM FVNMS Says:
We need to always remember how we were glued to computer screens frantically jumping from site to site looking for updates on these kedosihim a"h hy"d. Let it always serve as a reminder of how precariously precious every neshama is, how gut wrenching is the news of the loss of only one... there is no need to dilute this point any further with words. But we need to keep this in mind.
46
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM WakeUp Says:
This is a MAJOR wake-up call for me as it affected me like this:
I was contacted for an appointment with someone at a company involved with the hashgacha that the kedoshim were there for. My appointment was cancelled last minute because of this attack! HASHEM IS TALKING TO US! Do teshuva!
47
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM Anonymous Says:
well as somebody who travels alot and constantly in a chabad house i just cant take the news i feel like breaking down those tzadikim with those incent small children there is are no words just tears and pain andi am sure thousands of yideen who visit chabd house feel what i feel
48
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM moshe n. Says:
Hashem yinkom domom! We don't understand the way how hashem is controlling this world, but it will come a time when we will all understand
49
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:25 AM shloimy Says:
Dear vin editor.
please I beg. keep those positive uplifting comments coming. I don't recall you guys putting such a phenominal uplifting positive encouraging editorial. Especially when the news is so sad.
Keep up the positive. It does and will make us all more proud of who we are and what we do.
We are Jews. Hashem chose us, loves us, and takes care of us.
50
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:27 AM robroy560 Says:
Baruch Dayan HaEmet to all of their families.
Well said... It just shows how we are all Jews and we have a responsibility for each other. We may not agree with each other's minhagim, but we are all children of the RSO.
I know I learned a lot from this heinous act of terror. But more importantly, I am proud that Jews were able to take care of each other in a foreign land. I may not agree with all of the Lubavitch minhagim, but I will be forever grateful for what they did for me and my sister when we students at different dormitory universities. They kept both of us from falling of the derech. To this day, I continue to have a special relationship with my old Chabad House. The rabbi was an witness at my chupah.
I may not agree with charedi minhagim either, but they were on a kashrut mission that helped many of us expand our palates. Plus from what it sounds like, they were just innocent businessmen joining a maariv minyan. Who would think that a shul would be a place to die?
Folks, remember these kedoshim before we start ripping into each other with our stupid arguments and discussions.
Shabbat Shalom and may we be privaleged to have Moshiach come now.
51
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:29 AM Monseyer Says:
Time for israel to make use of their nuclear arsenal.
Kill them all, till the last one.
I know some will say that innocent will also be killed, but sorry to say, This is the only way.
We stopped Japan by killing innocent people and we have had peace and harmony with them since.
The sooner we do it, the more innocent we can save.
52
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:33 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Well said ”
Yidden, Nekama !!!!
53
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:41 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Yidden, Nekama !!!! ”
Dont be stupid and overreacting, you're not realistic!!
54
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:39 AM Daas Torah Says:
“ Well said ”
Hashem has given us a forwarning that we should be prepared to defend ourselves. There should be an armed guard stationed at every yeshiva and Beis Yaakov. We should also have armed security guards at our shuls. They can be plainclothes. Perhaps we should go and get pistol carry permits and carry them even on shabbos and Yom Tov. The Reshaim have demonstrated that even a Frum peacful non zionist Jew is a target even with a baby. Even woman and children. There is no question that this was just a dress rehearsal. We are stupid if we ignore it and rely on the NYPD or the FBI or anybody else but Hashem and a firearm for our protection.
55
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:43 AM Anonymous Says:
Maybe it's time for us to become one and NOT CARRY ON!! Why "survive"...let's make some changes...Let's have faith in Hashem and Guns in OUR hands...Let's be STRONG in emunah AND PHYSICALLY. The next time there's a MISSLE let's NOT keep the PEACE....Let's wake UP and stop CARRYING ON...There's no shame in defeat only in NOT TRYING...Hashem will protect us...We need ACTION.
56
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:42 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Yidden, Nekama !!!! ”
ARE YOU INSANE???
let's unite and do more mitzvos, pile up more zechusim, this will be our nekomeh!
57
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:37 AM Chussid Says:
I've never been to a chabad house and I have never identified with chabad.
Yet I'm sitting here in tears (don't remember last time I cried).
Don't know what else to say, I'm speechless.
58
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:44 AM Anonymous Says:
imach shimam vezichram,amen
59
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:44 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Yidden, Nekama !!!! ”
just hope those blood thirsty cold blooded murderers the arab terrorists joine the faith of the kedoshim, to get their reward from heaven instantly, in their well deserved place in hell!
60
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:45 AM oy vey says Says:
this wasn't a korben yochid this was korbunos from the whole klall yisroel & every one has to make a chashbon hanafesh & lets do tshuva. hamokom yanachem eschem hashem yinkom dumom
61
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:54 AM Anonymous Says:
Is it coincidence that the two Americans that were killed in the Oberoi Hotel were Yidden also?
62
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:47 AM chossid Says:
To anyone still not sure, the State Dep. just confirmed that R' Holtzberg and his wife were among the kedoshim. There families have been informed. Ad Mosai??!
HaMakom Yenakem Eschem Bsoch Shaar Aveilei Tziyon vYerushalayim.
Boruch Dayan HaEmes.
MOSHIACH NOW!!
Please do something extra this shabbos for the neshamos of all those that have reunited with HKB"H.
63
Nov 28, 2008 at 10:46 AM Anonymous Says:
one of the mashgichim was also a grandchild of the Sulitzer Rebbe in Far Rockaway.,N.Y. and a great-nephew of the Satmarer Rebbe- the Bal Beirach Moshe. Heshem Yinkom Dumoi.
64
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:05 AM happy man Says:
“ Well Said , I relly hope the achdus gained by this horrible tradgedy isnt lost . ”
I think "Hashem" wanted that we refresh our "Achdus"
let's stay united and understand another person in every situation.
and keep our language clean without names on another individual and of course not on another community.
If we will be "Dan L'kaf zchus" others. Hashem will do so.
65
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:05 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Is it coincidence that the two Americans that were killed in the Oberoi Hotel were Yidden also? ”
I seriously doubt it.
66
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:04 AM Flabushdad Says:
thanks VIN for posting this - chabad is very dear to us all - deep down we all know the sacrifice they do daily and in so many places. I am so touched by the editorial and hope there is something we do not see and all will be ok. maybe when I wake up it will be a dream.
SHabbat Shalom
67
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:12 AM Upset Says:
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Aveili Tzion BeYerusholayim.
Avinu, Malkeinu, nekom nikmas dam avodecha ha'shafuch.
68
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:21 AM seen it all Says:
“ i am terribly saddened by the fact that this has occurred
i have no doubt that all the tehillim all the tzedaka in the zchus will help there pure and dear neshomos
my spirits as we enter the shabbos are with the families and i only ask that hashem give them the strength to take care of each other and to realize that these neshomas brought klal yisroel togethr ina way that has rartely been seen
”
When the israeli soldier wachsman was kidnapped and later killed in a rescue operation, his father said during shiva that Ch"V to say that tehillim said for his son's safe return was useless. We have no idea what was accomplished by the thousands of kapitlech of tehillim said betmimus by people all over the world.
May we only unite for simchas.
69
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:18 AM Anonymous Says:
i think its time to unite together after this tragedy and have more more feeling for one another, no matter which sect you are we are yidden and those murderers will be out to get us no matter what we look like.
may the almighty console them amongst the mourners of zion and jerusalem
70
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:16 AM Dan Likaf Zechus Says:
My heart breaks for the kedoshim, who perished alst kiddush hashem. In their zechus let us use the achdus displayed in praying for their release as a spring board to overall achdus. Let this be a clear message from Hashem that we must improve ourselves. I, for one, have made a hachlutah in the zechus of these neshomos, that at all costs I will avoid loshon horah, especially the shmutz on the internet from so-called frum (or ex-frum) bloggers. We are making a chilul hashem on a daily basis, now is our opportunity to make a kiddush hashem. Again, this is my personal choice and just a suggestion/observation that I have made.
71
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:30 AM Yitzchak Says:
It takes a the deaths of our brothers and sisters to realize that we are family.
72
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:33 AM Anonymous Says:
well written..thank u for the chizuk..I am actually crying as I prepare for shabbos in the comfort and what I presume safety of my home in New York.
73
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:33 AM in tears Says:
very well said and thank you so much for these words of chizuk
74
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:37 AM Anonymous Says:
Beautiful words.
I hope we do won't need more tzorus for us all to come together.
Hashem is happier when we come together for Good things and Simchos.
In the spirit of this article and need to bring any negitivity C"V.I purely hope that this site and all others will stop posting negative articles about Our bothers and sisters whos lives are being destroyed in Iowa.
And I hope there will be no more negative hateful posts and comments about anything.
75
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:27 AM seicheldig geredt Says:
A REAL KABULEH OIF L'HABU and Musser Haskel. I know of a great (very) large heimishe family where their father went through a long term heart illness, while spending months in the hospital there were always 1 or 2 of the kids with him all the time. one day one of the nurses told the kids how nice it is to have such a large family there is always someone with daddy, so the son answered "Right, but we all brought him here.
what I mean to say " let's not talk love to our fellow jews in an eis tzoroh" we should do this before it brings us to an eis tzoroh.
76
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:42 AM Mordechai Says:
How it all started? It started in the UN (the house of lies). Last week, the president of the UN general assembly, the ambassador or Nicragua (a country that is guilty of the most henious humna rights violations), called Israel an apartheid state, and that it should be boycoted by the western world. IN history, we see it became normall, and justified to go after apatheid states (South Africa). The message coming out of the UN, is that Jews blood is cheap. Hitler Ymach"sh would be proud od the UN. IT is about time we as Americans, Israelis, Jews, said enough of this waist of space (and Co2 emissions), and get rid of it. They cause to much trouble in the world.
More importantly, we have to scream out to Hashem, enough, we need Moshiach Now!
77
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:42 AM Carry on Says:
This is exactly what Rabbi Dov Ber Goldberg (Chabad shliach to goa, india) has done. THIS FRIDAY NIGHT THEY HAD A SHABBOS DINNER WITH 40 PEOPLE, in an undoisclosed location. For a shliach to travel into mumbai now, to give the community the chizuk they so desperately need, iss the ultimate act of mesiras nefesh.
I'm sure that Hashem is getting nachas.
78
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:42 AM Anonymous Says:
baruch dayan haemes to all the shluchimm and all lubavitchers woldwide finish your holy mission eleh barechev...bshem elokenu nazkir with all our faults thre is no nation like the jewish nation in chssed ,mesirus nefesh ahavas yisroel etc...etc,,,
79
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:40 AM Chabad Shilache Says:
As Shluchim of the Rebbe we are are told, to die al kidush hashem is one thing. But the real test is to LIVE AL KIDDUSH HASHEM! The shluchim in Mumbai LIVED AL KIDDUSH HASHEM!!!
80
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:46 AM Anonymous Says:
I keep hearing there is/was another child. Is it nebach true? Who was the fifth Niftar? Who are the 2 Yidden I am hearing about from the hotel?
81
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:48 AM Duvid Says:
א"ר חנין א"ר חנינא כל המאריך בתפלתו אין תפלתו חוזרת ריקם
Hashem will take all our prayers & send us a good Choidesh
We should only here good news from now on.
These People Tzadikim got killed on Kiddush Hashem their pure souls will go to Hashem with all prayers that we all jews prayed with unity & they will be מליצי טוב
for all of us .
82
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:56 AM Anonymous Says:
I am not one of those Looking for a reson people, I tend to believe that whatever Hashem wants happens but I do have a question. If the account we had in an earlier post by the nanny is accurate, then why when she came out and said that teh terrorists were upstairs and that the victims were already in bad shape did they not go in? They couldn't have been afraid of harming the hostages because they were already unconscious so what is the reson?
83
Nov 28, 2008 at 11:55 AM Chabad for a Day Says:
Let's all cry out together from the very depths of our hearts:
עד מתי, עד מתי, עד מתי, עד מתי, עד מתי, עד מתי, עד מתי, עד מתי!
84
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:05 PM Anonymous Says:
May they be a kappara for klal yisraels sins. Let us use this to perfect our ways from here on out to bring mashiach tzidkainu BIMIHAIRA biyameinu AMEN!!!
85
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:07 PM truthseeker Says:
those that live, must spin positive to continue to live, and this article is a good effort for that cause, but we don't win in this, regardless.
if "we" continue, the cause for which "they" did their ugliness, gained nothing.
but we don't "win" by continuing.
win what? there is no scorecard.
you can play gd's lawyer if you like or need to, to keep on trucking.
86
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:09 PM Ben Noach Says:
I would just like to express my grief and to let you know that in the past days your prayers were also my prayers and now your sorrow is also my sorrow. One thing you may not know about this amazing Rabbi and his wife is that they also opened their lives over the years to the Non-Jewish people of India who approached them to learn about the Sheva Mitzvot so that they could keep their portion of the Torah as Noahides. Truly a great light has been lost and the world is a much dimmer place for me today.
87
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:09 PM AHAVS YISROEL Says:
May the love and ahvas yisroel that we all showed and will continue to show. spread throught the yidden. and we beging to love every jew no matter who he is or where he is or whatever he has done wrong.
may we all post news that is uplifting and without and tinges of hate to a fellow yid.
and may we start and contnue to dan zechus when we read negative things about ouf fellow yidden
88
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:11 PM Anonymous Says:
we are going through a slow holocaust! maybe it would be better to get everyone at once!!! this is slow torture!! to take a mother away from a 2 year old!!! They are korbonos for our deeds. why don't these RABBI's make peace with each other???why don't they set an example?? how many more korbonos do we need??
89
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:27 PM thank you Says:
I cried when I read it! I'll post this in my shul. very well said. THANK YOU let's keep this up!
90
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:24 PM Anonymous Says:
so, what will the world do now?
will there be an emergency session in the un to condemn all thes hate monger/Jew murderers?
91
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:21 PM Anonymous Says:
70, my heart doesnt break for the kedoshim, it breaks for the family of them.. they will go straight to gan eden im yirtzah hashem..
92
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:18 PM Anonymous Says:
anonymous 52, i hope u know ur in golos
93
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:34 PM Anonymous Says:
I just printed 3 copies for family members to read, this editorial is one of your best yet!!! May we all know of no more tzaar, as this is a tragedy for all of klal yisroel.
94
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:35 PM ts3 Says:
i've accepted some facts of life -
- there are violent people who don't share my value and moral perspectives.
- life is not fair. period.
- no one has explanation or justification for everything.
so I can -
a. make myself more comfortable by partnering with an "entity" that I decide DOES have the explanation, (I can call him god), or
b. accept the reality that not everything is explainable.
"a" is neat because there's always an explanation, i just don't know it, and as long as i hang on to my god, i'm in good hands that explains all
"b" can be uncomfortable. who likes uncertainty?
but.
with "a" i can get constantly disappointed and have to continue to "right" myself. i also can stop accepting responsiblity for thinking. god told me to do this. god will take care of this.
with "b," s*** happens. it does and it will and it's part of life and everything i say or do i must own up to and accept full personal responsibility.
oh. and "a" mentality created the recent events. the perpetrators just have a different god.
95
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM איד Says:
עד מתי??!! ברוך דין האמת
96
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM ts5 Says:
I cried and cry. the actions and results are soooo painful and will continue to cause pain.
but attaching religious terms and religious have-to-do's, "we" to somehow create meaningfulness to our role in the pre and post of the despicable happenings?
It is evil. It is ugly. It is painful. I never did it. I hope never to do it. I hope it never happens again, but have no reason to believe it won't. I don't know why it happened. I don't think I can know. I wish I could do more to prevent this stuff from happening, but I know I can't.
But to pledge my (continued) allegiance to something that includes the notion that it allowed this to happen?
97
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:39 PM Chusid Says:
“ anonymous 52, i hope u know ur in golos ”
so we should let our killers live free?
many before WW11 had this attitude, we are in golos, lets not escape, nothing we can do.
Hashem wants us to defend ourselvs
98
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:39 PM ts4 Says:
accepting the reality of one's limits enables one to work best within those limits.
accepting the reality of one's own death enables one to fully live.
accepting the reality that we do not have it all figured out, nor are plugged into a system that does, enables one to fully live.
99
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM terribly pained!!! Says:
Yidden from around the world! This young couple were doing the ulitmate in the mitzvah of ahvas yisroel to go to the most remote place to help them strengthen their yiddishkiet. As a zechus for thier neshamos may we all strenghten in our own ahavas yisroel on our own level!! AD MOSAI!!! WE NEED MOSHIACH NOW!!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!
100
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:47 PM Anonymous Says:
we could all learn from this, this was a house that made no distiction as to who could come in to daven, eat or soicalize EVERY jew was wellcomed the Holtzgerg's HY"D lived a life of love for every jew they where a true example for all of us what ahovos yisroel means. We also see who short a fife could be and how quick it could be taken away R"L is it realy worth spending a life with cheshbonus and sinah on another jew IM LO ACHSHOV AIMUSA one never knows when is time has come therefore live a life with love a caring for another jew
101
Nov 28, 2008 at 12:49 PM Anonymous Says:
we should all try to learn from R' Gavreil z"L and his rebbetzin Rivka Z'l they lived and breathed ahavas yisrael! dedicating their lives for others of all walks of life!!! the entire family is like that! i alwys read about the amazing things their uncle Rav Grossman does for yiden in Eretz Yisrael... i personally am goimg to try to work on Lashon hara and ahavas yisrael!! May mashiach come now!!
102
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:02 PM Anonymous Says:
As I try to post here my unending tears prevent me from clearly seeing the screen. These holy neshomos are now safe from any further harm that these rozchim ym"s and their ilk can impose on them. As quoted in Chazal, Hashem sometimes takes back His most precious neshomos way before their time. These holy people who gave up their pure lives al kiddush Hashem will now be bask in the glory of the Shechinah that we all aspire to. We cannot even imagine the true schar that awaits them in the Olam Emess.
However, we the living have our job cut out for us. We must emulate the unbelievable ahavas Yisroel these people had for their fellow Jews. The unbelievable sacrifices that they made to maintain a Torah lifestyle gives us a guide how we should be living our own lives. They accomplished more during their short presence on this world than many people accomplish in their complete lifetimes. These are the type of people that would have hastened the end of our bitter golus.
Yidden.
Love your fellow Jew without reservation and without hesitation and without limitation. Let us help each other whenever the opportunity arises. Whether it is with a loan, a shidduch, visiting a sick person or just giving chizzuk to someone facing the inevitable challenges of life.
We are all different parts of the same guf and when one part hurts the whole body feels the pain.
Shabbos is coming.
Let us get to work.
There is much to be done.
Signed
A fellow Yid.
103
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:12 PM Anonymous Says:
I heard that a lubavitcher chasid just gave in to the chabad HQ a application to be the next shliach for the rebbe to india and he is ready to fly there on motzei shabbos
this is unblievable
104
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:15 PM Library Lover Says:
Boruch Dayan Haemes..we cannot understand why these things happen, we can only look at them as part of OUR own nisayon, each one of us, here in golus...this Shabbos I will try to light candles 10 min. earlier as a zchus to the aliyah of their neshomos..please say Perek Chof in their names...Good Shabbos
105
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:13 PM Anonymous Says:
i just read on the news that today is the 2nd birthday of their son Moshe. May he grow l'torah, chupa and maasim tovim.
106
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:21 PM Anonymous Says:
Very well said.. like it says in Megilas Esther ... Esther said to Mordechai "Lech Knos Kol Hayehudim" Tel all the Jews to be b"Achdus".. Hashem Yinkom Domom.. Uvo letzion Goel...
107
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:33 PM Choked Says:
I am truly crying tears -- and I never cry
108
Nov 28, 2008 at 01:29 PM A gut Shabbos Says:
Vin: I think that everytime someone starts saying something that is contrary to the spirit of unity and dan lchaf zchus, you should remind them of what people are saying her today.
A good shabbos for all klal Yisroel, with this we should be able to say a Brocho acharona for the Golus and jump straight to the Yom shekulo Shabbos umenucho lechaiei ho'olomim. Gut "Shabbos".
Perhaps tonight when we say Kidush we should have in mind that the word Shabbos not only represents the regular Shabbos happening on the seventh day of the week but Moshiachs time. Perhaps it will help to make it happen right away.
109
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:01 PM Lubavitcher Chossid Says:
Boruch Dayan Emes. There are no words. Hamakom Yenachem eschem soch shaar aveilei tzion v'yerushalayim. We want Moshiach NOW!
110
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:08 PM Avraham A. Says:
חָלִלָה לְּךָ מֵעֲשֹׂת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה, לְהָמִית צַדִּיק עִם-רָשָׁע, וְהָיָה כַצַּדִּיק, כָּרָשָׁע; חָלִלָה לָּךְ--הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל-הָאָרֶץ, לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט
111
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:41 PM Anonymous Says:
avrohom avinu said that before the damge was done
112
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:30 PM CH Says:
that was an amazing peice, short and to the point.
113
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:30 PM Shrage Faavel Says:
Umoch Hashem Dimoh Me'al Kol Ponim.
A Gut Shabbes.
114
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:29 PM Toronto Litvak Says:
I want to be Menachem all of Klal Yisroel.
I am hoping to see this Mokom Tefiloh veAchdus rebuilt soon.
115
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:28 PM another child... Says:
“ I keep hearing there is/was another child. Is it nebach true? Who was the fifth Niftar? Who are the 2 Yidden I am hearing about from the hotel? ”
they had two other children. their 1st died from taesachs, and the second was very ill and lives in a home in israel. they moved on shlichus afterward to receive brochos for a healthy child and their beautiful son Moshe is a result of that. so this tzoro goes even deeper if that even possible.
the questions are bountiful.
G-d help us
116
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:27 PM Satmar Chosid - L.A. Physician Says:
It was not the Israeli embassy or the Indian Jewish businesses that were targeted. It was those who publically proclaim their Jewish identity: practitioners par excellence of Gemillas Chesed: acts of compassionate loving kindness, a national character trait original to the Jewish people. Chabad is today the global face of that noble moral quality. Our enemies recognize those whose lives are permeated with caring for the other, rather than personal or national domination. Who is a Jew? Those to whom the murderers pointed their triggers. To the extent that we identify with the meaning of life demonstrated by Gavriel and Rivka, we demonstrate our essential Jewishness.
117
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:45 PM Lubavitch, Chasidish, Litvish, Modern, Orthodox, & all-around Plain Jew Says:
Every time I look at my son I think about little Moshe and my heart cries out for him. Having to see his parents suffer like this and to have their blood sprayed on his clothes. It is a message from Hashem, not only for ourselves, but for our children. Hashem wants us to guide our children in the right derech, to guide them in His derech. He wants us to shield them from the influences of the outside world, to be more involved in their lives, and to love them at the same time. Hashem is showing His true love for us with this act. He wants us to wake up and understand that we are destroying the world by not showing an interest in it's future (our children). Let's all be michazek ourselves and be"H be zoiche to see the Bais Hamikdosh rebuit BEKOROV MAMASH!
118
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:42 PM our answer Says:
our answer must be that we will continue! continue helping and loving other yiden, continue teaching torah to other yiden, and continue davening for moshiach, when all these tzores will end. let us support these mosdos of chesed, these yiden with mesirus nefesh, who give away their lives to help other yiden.
119
Nov 28, 2008 at 02:56 PM Anonymous Says:
reply to 110 when hashem will visit you and reveal to you his plans you can say that
120
Nov 28, 2008 at 03:15 PM Heshy D Says:
Hashem yikom domom
shlichie chabad chazak chazak
121
Nov 28, 2008 at 03:17 PM talking to myself Says:
Stop waisting time, and go do something for God, and don't wait for a terrorist to unite us,
122
Nov 28, 2008 at 03:48 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Yes, it's an indescribably tragic day for the families and for Klal Yisroel, but not a word for the HUNDREDS of dead and maimed non-Jews? What about a little rachmunes for them and the THOUSANDS of surviving family members they leave behind? And don't tell me we grieve for everyone but we concentrate on the Jews because they're family. When this atrocity first began and it wasn't clear that any Jews were involved, our community was totally uninterested -- we just didn't care because we thought only goyim were being attacked. Check out some of the comments on the early posts. For shame. May Hashem comfort the mourners of Zion --and the mourners of all the human beings killed in this monstrous attack. May He avenge the blood of all His creations -- Jew and non-Jew alike. ”
You can tell us not to say it's because we're family, but that's the truth - we are family! Nobody gets THIS outraged unless its family, or physically close to home. Yes, people get upset, but not THIS upset. Is most of New York as upset over this as they were over 9/11? In theory they should be, but it's human nature not to be.
Tragedies like this happen throughout the world almost every day. Every 6 seconds a child dies of starvation somewhere in the world. Every single day the newspaper carries stories of murders throughout our country and the world. Do YOU get THIS upset over every single tragic item you read in the news?
Getting to the point, did you even get THIS upset over this, our own tragedy? Or did you only get upset because others didn't get upset "enough" about the non-Jews in your opinion?
123
Nov 28, 2008 at 04:12 PM The last Says:
May this be the last time that Jewish blood is spilled.
May this be the last bad news we'll ever hear.
May this be the last friday of golus and the first shabbos of ge'ulah.
Moshiach NOW!!!!
124
Nov 28, 2008 at 04:11 PM MP Says:
Just confirmed the two mashgichim were also killed hy"d
125
Nov 28, 2008 at 08:04 PM Friar Yid Says:
Let us not forget the other innocents also slaughtered this day.
This day, we are also all Indians.
126
Nov 29, 2008 at 02:50 PM A Jew Says:
Boruch Dayan Haemes.
I had never even heard of these Shluchim, so to speak... yet it hurts as if I have lost my own brother and sister. I'm still in shock, and every time I go through what happened, I think that maybe there's been a mistake, maybe those 5 hostages are really still alive, maybe there's sill hope.
But then I get snapped back to reality. And reality hurts.
These Chabad Shluchim, they were doing their job, fulfilling the Lubavitcher Rebbe's directives, literally Ad Mesiras Nefesh....let us not waste their Mesiras Nefesh.
These Kedoshim, they were commited to the depths of their souls.
They gave up their lives, they literally gave up their lives, just so that another Jew will have a home away from home, so that another Jew will have a Bris Milah, so that another Jew will learn a little bit about who he really is.
Let us take that fire of their holy Neshomos, to make us stonger, to make us resistant, and to go further then we can even begin to imagine.
Let's use it to care.
When you ask someone the traditional 'how are you?'....wait to hear their response...they may really need someone to talk to just then.
When you see someone that needs help, instead of just walking on by.....stop and care, you may just change someone's life.
When someone gets you so mad, and you want to respond in kind...hold yourself back, take a deep breath, and see how you can change the situation for the better without lowering yourself and degrading the other person.
Currently there is a lot of negative media about Chabad, which sometimes drowns out the positive. Let this extremely sad and unfortunate event, serve to show that at the core, at the very essence, Chabad is being Moser Nefesh for the rest of Klal Yisroel. Chabad are at the front lines.
Next time, you have a negative opinion brewing up in your mind. Counteract it by thinking about the real truth.
Who's there when cities are flooded, and help is needed for everyone, regardless of race or religion?
Who's there to ensure that at the far ended corners of the world, not one Jew is being forgotten?
Who's there physically, spiritually and emotionally for any one at any time?
Whether it's a Frum Jew who needs a Minyan and Kosher food in some far out country, or a 45 year old business man who's having a mid-life crisis, or a young couple who have never heard about Taharas Hamishpacha. The list goes on and on, everyone knows that if they ever need anything, any help of any kind...even if it's just someone to talk to...they can just walk into their local Chabad house.
(For those of you who didn't know that...now you do.)
Let's use the strength of these Shluchim to inspire us to do good, to help, to listen, to be there, to do whatever we can to bring about the ultimate redemption, when the whole world will know of Hashems' glory, when the whole world will realize the truth. and when the whole world
will unite as one to fulfill Hashems' wishes.
127
Nov 29, 2008 at 02:22 PM JJA Says:
Let us try and remember this achdus and ahavas Yisroel for next time we feel we are having machloikes "lesheim Shomaim"!
Now it is easy to but can we put it nto cold-storage for when we really need it? This is our nisayon!
128
Nov 29, 2008 at 01:08 PM Big Masmid Says:
Ribono Shel Olom Please..........
This is probably one of the most tragic happening in our life time to be able to comment on, its so sad for all of us no difference if we knew the victims or not, its a loss for all of Klall Yisroel. May Hahem give their families and us comfort and lead us to the Geulah in the near future, Amen.
I was thinking what lesson can I take from this tragedy for my self, please allow me to share a couple of points that I have derived from this situation, to try and better myself.
First, we always have to remember that Chazel teach us that NOTHING ever happens in the world by itself everything that happened since the first moment of creation is all done and approved by Hashem Yisborch.
Second, we have to believe that what ever happens is good for us, even though we can't see how something so tragic could possibly be considered to be good, but once we know that Hashem made it happen it has to be good for us, Hashem is only good Ruchum V'chunun.
Third, the people who Hashem ended their life so suddenly must have been very great - special people they have tremendous Zechusim, for example they where able to unite Klall Yisroel and have all of us at all parts of the globe, Daven for their safety etc.20 - 30 hours around the clock, when was the last time that we all felt so close to each other and have Yiden all over the world pray so much same time to Hashem.
Forth, where did it happen? in a Bais Hamedresh a Shul: lets examineour selves if are we careful with the full amount of respecting for a Shul / Bais Hamedresh as it says in Shulchan Aruch? what presentage of us can honestly say that we go to Shul JUST to Daven and not to shoselize? are we on guard not to answer our cell phones during Davening? do we pray with Kavonah? how many keep quiet during Laning when we read from the holy Torah? (and not join the Kiddush club) sad to say, I have visited places that there is so much talking during Davening thats its a Chilul Hashem to step into a so called Shul.
Fifth, one of the Kedoshim at the seen was a Mashgiach for Kashrus, I think it about time that we are more careful what we eat and who we trust to certify what foods enter our homes and systems. We cant go with the idea well, when I go to a Shimcha I rely totaly on the Mashgiach we have to go into the kitchen and see who are we relying on, would I rely on him for a business advise too? or if some one mentions that a cretin product is questionable do we care?
Sixth, the Kedoshim where hostages, WHY? maybe because Hashem is crying out to us and saying: I (Hashem) am a hostage for about "two thousand years" please return back to me, do Teshuva, and get me back to the Bais Hamikdosh, A.S.A.P.
May we all use this experience and get closer to Hashem, do Teshuva and be zocha to the Geulah in the near future.
129
Nov 29, 2008 at 11:43 AM Gevalt Says:
Reb Leibish Teitelbaum HY"D was a real Tzaddik.
He was the son of the Volover Rebbe of New York and son in law of the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe.
M'zol mar nisht visen fin kein tzar!
130
Nov 28, 2008 at 04:36 PM Anonymous Says:
“ they had two other children. their 1st died from taesachs, and the second was very ill and lives in a home in israel. they moved on shlichus afterward to receive brochos for a healthy child and their beautiful son Moshe is a result of that. so this tzoro goes even deeper if that even possible.
the questions are bountiful.
G-d help us
”
...their first child died while they working for the shluchim in Thailand. The child had contracted meningitis and there was not sufficient medical care there.
131
Nov 29, 2008 at 06:33 PM awacs Says:
“ Question: What do we learn from this?? ”
Here's one thing:
We ought to all stick together, because when the hitlers/plo/muslims come for us, they won't segregate us into little groups: israeli, m.o., haredi, chassidic, etc. - they'll treat us all as one, so perhaps we should all behave as one people.
132
Nov 29, 2008 at 06:40 PM a yidena Says:
They act like the people of Sedom. They will be punished by Hashem.They hate all people like country of Sedom.
133
Nov 29, 2008 at 06:59 PM awacs Says:
“ Question: What do we learn from this?? ”
"to take a mother away from a 2 year old!!!"
the Rebbe once said (after the murder of Pesha Leah Lapine, H.Y.D.) that the worst torture for a mother in yennem velt is to see someone else raising her children ...
134
Nov 29, 2008 at 06:55 PM SIMPLE JEW Says:
The holy Chofetz Chaim lost his son in law, his daughter came & asked father y my husbend he was so holy? The Chofetz chaim answered her" DID U WANT HASHEM TO TAKE HALF OF THE WORLD?" what I understand is that Hashem he only takes the best. unfortunately Hashem took the best from us. let's try to be better jews from now on!! HAMAKOM YENACHEM ESCHEM...............
135
Nov 29, 2008 at 07:16 PM Joe Says:
So so tragic! Lets love every jew when they are alive, not only when they are dead.
136
Nov 29, 2008 at 07:34 PM Anonymous Says:
any update on the levayas?
137
Nov 29, 2008 at 07:52 PM ProudJew Says:
“ Time for israel to make use of their nuclear arsenal.
Kill them all, till the last one.
I know some will say that innocent will also be killed, but sorry to say, This is the only way.
We stopped Japan by killing innocent people and we have had peace and harmony with them since.
The sooner we do it, the more innocent we can save. ”
Who do you exactly mean ? About 1 billion people from the world are muslim. All of them??????????
138
Nov 29, 2008 at 08:03 PM Anonymous Says:
As you can see in the letter I reprinted above, a new couple is on their way from Israel to India to replace the Holtzbergs. May Hashem protect them and bless them in their work!
139
Nov 29, 2008 at 08:01 PM Anonymous Says:
Chabad's response to this tragedy is so inspiring. You have to read this letter:
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/774032/jewish/What-is-our-response-to-the-massacre.htm
----------------
Dear Rabbi Freeman,
I can't handle this. Here's a young couple with a small child who left their families to live in a strange land, just for the sake of helping build the Jewish community there. You know how many kids they saved from drugs and from prison? This is their reward? This is the protection G‑d gives them?
--S
Dear S,
We're all in pain. We're all stunned. But you are asking questions you know you cannot answer. Why? How will that help anyone? What we need now is strength and courage. What we need now is to regather our forces and to rebuild.
We knew beforehand that we are at war with an enemy. We knew that the world needs to be healed, that it oozes with a venomous darkness, and that darkness will not sit passively as we steal away its dominion. We knew that the more we fight this darkness, the harder it will fight back. We didn't fool ourselves. We decided we will fight and we will win. That is why Gavriel and Rivky went where they went. They went not as tourists, but as fearless soldiers.
Once you are at war, you don't stop to ponder all over again—can we win? Is this worth it? Maybe they're worse than we thought? That's deadly. If you would rather stay home and enjoy comfort while the rest of the world sits out in the cold, you should have decided that a long time ago. Now you are out there on the field of battle, you have already awakened the bear from its den, now there is no turning back.
They are darkness. We are light. They storm the shores with death in their eyes. We come to teach compassion and acts of beauty. They carry assault rifles and grenades. We carry candles for Friday night, a Torah of wisdom, joy and beauty.
Are we to surrender before them? Are we to stop and cry and ask, "maybe we're fighting the wrong battle"?
This Saturday night, a young couple is leaving Israel to take the place of the Gavriel and Rivky. We, all of us, will help them. The Chabad House of Mumbai had five stories. We will build a ten-story Chabad House in Mumbai, with greater light, with greater joy, with even more voices singing the Shabbat songs and children kissing the Torah scroll. We will build with a vengeance. We will fill the world with light and wisdom and the spirit of darkness in men's hearts shall forever perish. They come with their guns and their might, with a god of destruction and terror, but we come in the name of the Eternal, the source of all life and healing. They and all memory of them will vanish from the face of the earth and our lamp will burn forever.
May the Almighty G‑d hear the cry of their blood from the earth and put an end to all sorrow. May it be very soon, sooner than we can imagine.
140
Nov 29, 2008 at 09:14 PM ez Says:
Achdus!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just look at the kdoshim that got killed at the chabad house diffrent kind of chasidim none chasidim and not frum, all jews from diffrent folk of life it is a clear massage for achdus
141
Nov 29, 2008 at 09:27 PM Lubavitcher Rebbe Pic. Says:
The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Picture was one off the only things that remained after even the wall broke down
THE REBBE DOES NOT LEAVE HIS SHLUCHIM!
142
Nov 30, 2008 at 02:12 AM Fagy R. Says:
My daughter-in-law a shlucha just sent this to me from the Shluchos exchange.
The shluchim and shluchos have a forum where they exchange ideas - suggestions etc. Since this horrific nightmare began they continued to derive comfort and strength from one another. Here is a letter posted by one of the shluchos.
________________________________
Letter For "our nephew" Moshe
Dear Moishe,
My wound is fresh, my tears have not yet dried, and my heart is broken
but still I want to wish you a Happy Birthday. I thought of you on
your 2nd Birthday and so did thousands of other Mommies. Your mommy
was probably planning a beautiful birthday party for you in your
Chabad house, singing "Happy Birthday" at your Shabbos table while you
clapped in delight as all the Shabbos guests joined in, smiling and
admiring your absolute cuteness. Then she and Tatti would lovingly hug
you and shower you with millions of kisses and bentch you in front of
everyone that you should grow to be a Chassidishe boy a Yiras Shomayim
and a soldier in Hashem's Army and the Rebbe's army, but the Aibishter
had other plans for your parents and the Birthday was not a happy one.
Your Upshernish, Bar Mitzvah and every birthday in between and after
will be also your heilige parents Yartzeit! Moishele you are the
Mumbai Miracle, thanks to Sandra and the Aibishter who guarded and
saved you. You are here because you will be the living legacy for your
parents and carry on all that they stood for. You have their koichois
within you! Although you are way too young to understand, one day soon
you will realize your parents are kedoishim and gave their lives Al
Kiddush Hashem Mamosh. They lived in India, far from friends and
Bubbies and Zeides and relatives. They sacrificed all comforts of
living back home where kosher food, Chassidishe education, and decent
living surroundings are readily available, all to be able to bring
Yiddishkeit to any person traveling or living in India. Moishele, in
the five years your parents lived there do you know how many lives
they've touched? So many people put on Tefillin, light shabbos
candles, and keep kosher all because of your mommy and tatty. So many
people have written stories and letters about your parents and how
special and amazing they are. People around the world even those who
don't know them, love them and feel pain and at a loss of words that
they are gone. For me, dear Moishele I have no words of comfort to
express to you, that you have lost both your parents. I feel as if I
lost a brother and sister. I feel as if you are my nephew. My children
feel as if you are one of them. Moishele, the only words of comfort
that we can offer you is that wherever you go in this world whether it
is anywhere in the United States, China, Russia, Australia, Africa,
Israel, Canada, or anywhere in Europe you will always have thousands
of "mommies and tatties" "brothers and sisters" who will welcome you
with open arms and loving hearts just like your parents did for every
single person. In memory of your parents we will all fight harder and
stronger in the Rebbe's army. We will do more and encourage others to
do more. In the last few days thousands of people around the world
said extra tehillem, did an extra mitzvah, lit Shabbos candles,
accepted tefillin, and determined to do extra acts of kindness all in
the z'chus of your parents. You see, your parents continue doing
shlichus even from shomayim, they don't give up. Moishele when I tuck
my kinderlach into bed at night I will think of you. When I read them
a story, say Shema, and turn off the light I will think of you. When I
hug my youngest son Shneur Zalman who is your age, your image will
also be in my mind. Your parents were a part of MY family and you will
always be MY family. You may have lost your biological parents but you
have over 3500 "mommies and tatties" around the globe. We love you
Moishele and you will always be on our minds. May Hashem avenge the
blood of your parents and send us the Geulah immediately, so you can
be reunited with your real mommy and tatty once again.
With lots of love and heartfelt emotion,
Shlucha and Mother,
Tzippy Weiss
Miami Lakes, Fl
143
Nov 30, 2008 at 07:01 AM Big Masmid Says:
“ I am crying my eyes out, Why Hashem? Why do the good ones suffer? Why ? ”
you want to know why??? I dont know for sure but maybe.....
The Mumbai - India situation is probably one of the most tragic happening in our life time, it's painful to comment on, its so sad for all of us no difference if we knew the victims or not, its a loss for all of Klall Yisroel. May Hahem give their families and us comfort; help lead us to the ultimate Geulah in the near future, Amen.
I was thinking what lesson can I take from this tragedy for my self, please allow me to share a couple of points that I have derived from this situation, to try and better myself, I am not trying to point fingers at any one, I'm simply thinking out loud.
First, We always have to remember what Chazel teach us, that NOTHING ever happens in the world by itself, everything that happened since the first moment of creation is all done and approved by Hashem Yisborch.
Second, As Jews we have to believe that what ever happens in our lifetime is good for us, even though we can't see how something so tragic could possibly be considered good, but as we know that it's Hashems doings it must be good for us, Hashems ways are only good he is a Ruchum V'chunun, there has to be something "good" for us hidden in every difficult situation that we are not on a level to imagine yet.
Third, The people who Hashem ended their life so suddenly must have been very great - special people, holy Neshomes, they have tremendous Zechusim, as a amall example, they where able to unite Klall Yisroel have all of us, no matter of our background, from all around the globe, Daven for their safety etc. 50 - 60 hours around the clock, when was the last time that we all felt so close to each other having Yiden all over the world pray so much, same time, for the same topic to Hashem.
Forth, Where did it happen? in a Bais Hamedresh a Shul building: lets examine our selves and see if are we careful with the full amount of respecting one has to have for a Shul / Bais Medresh as it says in Shulchan Aruch? What percentage of us can honestly say that we go to Shul JUST to Daven and not to socialize? Are we on guard not to Shmuz or not to answer our Cell / Mobil phones during Davening? Do we pray with enough Kavonah? How many keep quiet during Laning when we read from the holy Torah? (and don't join the Kiddush club) sad to say, I have visited places that there is so much talking during Davening that's its a Chilul Hashem to step into a so called Shul... So why do we wonder why Hashem is showing us so much anger.
Fifth, One or more of the Kedoshim at the seen was a Mashgiach for a very reliable Kashrus organization; I think it time that we are careful what we eat and whom we can trust to certify our foods, what foods enter our homes. We can't go with the attitude when I go to a Shimcha / Kidush / Hotel / Restaurant etc. I rely totally on the Mashgiach no matter who he is, we have to go and investigate the kitchen situation see whom we are relying on, would I rely on him or her for my business advice too? Or if we hear that a cretin product is questionable do we care, or our attitude is: well it has a Kosher symbol on the packaging it's enough for me, the rest it's not my problem.
Sixth, The Kedoshim where reported as hostages for some time, WHY DID HASHEM MAKE THIS into a HOSTAGE SITUATION? Maybe the strong message
is: Hashem is crying out to us and saying: I (Hashem) am hostage for "two thousand years" please turn back to me, do Teshuva from the bottom of your hearts, get me back to the Bais Hamikdosh, A.S.A.P. Hashem is in great pain, being in Golus such a long time is not easy, he is waiting for us to repent, have Achdus and greet Moshiach.
May we all use this horrifying experience to get closer to Hashem, do Teshuva obey our holy Torah, and be Zocha to see with our own eyes the Geulah in the near future. It's taking way to long, say good by to Golus lets welcome Moshiach.
144
Nov 30, 2008 at 11:05 AM Anonymous Says:
“ you want to know why??? I dont know for sure but maybe.....
The Mumbai - India situation is probably one of the most tragic happening in our life time, it's painful to comment on, its so sad for all of us no difference if we knew the victims or not, its a loss for all of Klall Yisroel. May Hahem give their families and us comfort; help lead us to the ultimate Geulah in the near future, Amen.
I was thinking what lesson can I take from this tragedy for my self, please allow me to share a couple of points that I have derived from this situation, to try and better myself, I am not trying to point fingers at any one, I'm simply thinking out loud.
First, We always have to remember what Chazel teach us, that NOTHING ever happens in the world by itself, everything that happened since the first moment of creation is all done and approved by Hashem Yisborch.
Second, As Jews we have to believe that what ever happens in our lifetime is good for us, even though we can't see how something so tragic could possibly be considered good, but as we know that it's Hashems doings it must be good for us, Hashems ways are only good he is a Ruchum V'chunun, there has to be something "good" for us hidden in every difficult situation that we are not on a level to imagine yet.
Third, The people who Hashem ended their life so suddenly must have been very great - special people, holy Neshomes, they have tremendous Zechusim, as a amall example, they where able to unite Klall Yisroel have all of us, no matter of our background, from all around the globe, Daven for their safety etc. 50 - 60 hours around the clock, when was the last time that we all felt so close to each other having Yiden all over the world pray so much, same time, for the same topic to Hashem.
Forth, Where did it happen? in a Bais Hamedresh a Shul building: lets examine our selves and see if are we careful with the full amount of respecting one has to have for a Shul / Bais Medresh as it says in Shulchan Aruch? What percentage of us can honestly say that we go to Shul JUST to Daven and not to socialize? Are we on guard not to Shmuz or not to answer our Cell / Mobil phones during Davening? Do we pray with enough Kavonah? How many keep quiet during Laning when we read from the holy Torah? (and don't join the Kiddush club) sad to say, I have visited places that there is so much talking during Davening that's its a Chilul Hashem to step into a so called Shul... So why do we wonder why Hashem is showing us so much anger.
Fifth, One or more of the Kedoshim at the seen was a Mashgiach for a very reliable Kashrus organization; I think it time that we are careful what we eat and whom we can trust to certify our foods, what foods enter our homes. We can't go with the attitude when I go to a Shimcha / Kidush / Hotel / Restaurant etc. I rely totally on the Mashgiach no matter who he is, we have to go and investigate the kitchen situation see whom we are relying on, would I rely on him or her for my business advice too? Or if we hear that a cretin product is questionable do we care, or our attitude is: well it has a Kosher symbol on the packaging it's enough for me, the rest it's not my problem.
Sixth, The Kedoshim where reported as hostages for some time, WHY DID HASHEM MAKE THIS into a HOSTAGE SITUATION? Maybe the strong message
is: Hashem is crying out to us and saying: I (Hashem) am hostage for "two thousand years" please turn back to me, do Teshuva from the bottom of your hearts, get me back to the Bais Hamikdosh, A.S.A.P. Hashem is in great pain, being in Golus such a long time is not easy, he is waiting for us to repent, have Achdus and greet Moshiach.
May we all use this horrifying experience to get closer to Hashem, do Teshuva obey our holy Torah, and be Zocha to see with our own eyes the Geulah in the near future. It's taking way to long, say good by to Golus lets welcome Moshiach.
”
Thank you>Your post was well thought out and has given me great nechoma. There are many lessons to be learned here. Please, lets all open our eyes and hearts so that we may be zoche to the coming of Moshiach TODAY!!!
145
Nov 30, 2008 at 11:50 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Question: What do we learn from this?? ”
What's so hard to understand?
Just don't give up hope. Let's stand up for what "we" are, and let's not be lead down in a depretion!! "HASHEM WILL HELP US & TAKE US HOME BEKUREV!!"
He's just giving us a little patch, so we should wake up and do teshuvah..
Don't stop Davenning!! Our Tefillas do help, & is being listened to..
146
Nov 30, 2008 at 12:29 PM Chabad Chosid Says:
Thank you very much.