Teaneck, NJ – Nearly a year has passed since Philyss Seidenfeld lost four of her seven children in a fire that still haunts the hearts of neighbors and grieves the souls of strangers.
In the months since the March 22 blaze, friends and strangers have joined together to share tears and ponder how to cope with the tragedy. They need only look to Seidenfeld for inspiration.
As she journeys through the darkness, never to understand the why of it all, she clings to her belief. “It was God’s will,” she said. “Their souls had a job to do and they were finished.”
She will not allow the grief to consume her. Instead she aims to transform her sorrow into something beautiful by making her children’s legacy one of joy and spiritual growth.
Saturday, on their first Yarzheit, Seidenfeld wants to mark the day with prayers, study and act of kindness at the Teaneck Yeshiva. She wishes for people to remember her children by reciting Psalms.
This week’s studies at Yeshivas in New Jersey were also dedicated to their memory.
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