Miami, FL – A Florida Chabad couple touched by the murder of Leiby Kletzky, named their son Ezriel Leib in memory of the Borough Park boy, at his bris this morning.
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The six and a half pound baby boy was born last Wednesday evening, just hours after the gruesome discovery of the missing boy, and Shmuly and Shira Rudsky of Miami made the decision to give their son the name that had come to mean so much to so many.
“My wife and I were in the delivery room when we heard the tragic news,” said Shmuly Rudski in an interview with VIN News from his son’s bris at the Jewish Learning Center in Miami Beach. “We felt a connection. A Jewish child had been lost just hours before our son came into this world. From everything we had heard, Leiby had a special neshama and like so many others, his story touched us very deeply. We made the decision right then and there to honor Leiby’s memory by giving our son the name Leib.”
The Mohel Yochanan Klein, admits to being overwhelmed when he heard the name of the baby this morning.
“All I could think was mi k’amcha yisroel,” said Klein who is also the chaplain at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. “How a family in Miami could be so affected by something happening a thousand miles away that the first thing that goes through their mind after their son is born is that they want to name him after this boy? It is truly unbelievable.”
Mi Ke’amcha Yisroel!!
Such a Kidush Hashem
May the neshoma have an aliya
I’m crying all over again (but for a different reason)
MAZEL TOV!!! May Ezriel Leib be a source of endless Yiddish nachas to his parents and all of Klal Yisrael!
in the zchus of this wonderful thought of his parents may he iy”h have a long and healthy life filled with torah and mitzvohs – nachas to you and your families Mazel Tov
That is just beautiful. Mazal tov to the new parents.
Did they add another name to Leiby’s…Most chasidim add another name when such a young neshme passes rc”l…I dont know if this custom is followed by other yidden
אין דעם זכות זאל אייער זון זוכה זיין צו דערלעבן משיח’ן עבג”צ אמן
מזל טוב!
Amazing, truly beautiful
No words~
Mazal Tov!!
Really nice!
BTW this is a special boy baby too. He was born to his parents as a first child after many many many years… (and of course they could of picked so many names too)… I think like after 10 but not 100percent sure the years.
Mazel Tov! What a moving story.
This picutre on the to of leiby a”h makes me cry again.
I am so touched. Your Ahavas Yisroel is what we need to see more of. Good Example!! May Leiby’s AH, neshama have an aliya and may your little Laiby follow in the footsteps of his namesake with chain, and aidelkeit. Moshiach Now~
So special! Some folks have their priorities on the mark , Mazal Tov!!
mazl tov!!
wow, thats so beautiful. leiby should be a meilitz yoisher for all of klal yisroel!
kol hakovad “CHABAD” this is true ahavas yisroal
Yes, this couple is married for quite a while and it is a real mazal tov. they should be zoicheh too lots of nachas esp,. for their namegiving.
Leiby is still in all of our hearts and any article about him makes us all cry all over again.
What a beautiful gesture. Mazel Tov the new parents and may your son bring you as much joy – or even more – as Leiby brought to his parents.
Its stunning how such people can create something extraordinary good out of tragedy.
They help bring the Geula b’ Rachamim.
wow!!! im crying!!!!! mi keamcha yisrael!! lets keep up the unity and before we know it mashiach willl be here!!!! achdus!!!!!
Let’s keep the unity. How do we continue to do this? This couple has showed us an extraudinery dedication to am yisroel. What do propose we all do to continue this ahavas yisroel?
That’s an all round good post..