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VOL 13, NO 26 Q JULY 4, 2014 / 6 TAMUZ 5774
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We will never forget ‘When Hashem gives you rest from all your enemies, in the Land Hashem gives you as an inheritance to possess it, you shall wipe out the memory of Amalek from under the heaven — you shall not forget!’ Devarim 25:17-19
How do we react? By Rabbi Hershel Billet Young Israel of Woodmere I have one foot out the door on my way to Israel in a few hours. My plans for this trip will be dramatically altered in light of the crushing news that the bodies of our three sons have been found murdered in cold blood. But I cannot leave without penning a few hastily collected thoughts. We are all privileged to be a part of Am Yisrael, a great, ancient, and noble nation that has always brought light to the nations of the world. For some inexplicable reason we have been hated, persecuted, and murdered by evil people for our entire history. Once again evil has manifested itself in a pernicious way and has murdered three beautiful boys who were kidnapped on their way home from school. So how do we react? 1. The Jewish people have always persevered and survived and we must once again. And we will! 2. We must extend our love, support and condolences to the boys’ respective families, who have demonstrated their nobility over the past eighteen days. While we all feel the loss, they feel it in the way that only a nuclear family —
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mom, dad, grandparents, and siblings — can. 3. We must support Israel and the IDF and the SHABAâ€?K as they do whatever they must to eradicate evil. 4. We have prayed every day for those boys. Hashem in his mysterious and incomprehensible ways, has said, “no.â€? Why? None of us will ever know! But our prayers were not in vain. They uniďŹ ed us in an incredible way. We made our case before the Ribbono Shel Olam. I feel that he owes us big
time. I also believe that He keeps his books balanced and will not forget our pleas in the future. We MUST maintain our faith and not lose our voices of prayer. Our hands and feet should continue to be active in performing mitzvot and good deeds. 5. We must pray for the classmates of these boys and the many Jewish children who have been traumatized by this horrible experience. We must pray for their teacher and principals. G-d protect our kids!
6. We must never forget and always remember Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrach. They are victims of an act of Amalek. We are commanded to remember and not forget. Let us join all good people in our revulsion toward this heinous crime. May their blood be avenged without mercy for the perpetrators. May Am Yisrael see better times ahead. Let us believe with all our heart and faith in the eternity of G-d and of Israel. May our redemption come soon.
By Anav Silverman and Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency The families of the three murdered Israeli teens conducted separate services and eulogies before laying their children side-by-side in a joint funeral in the Modi’in cemetery on Tuesday. Thousands gathered together in the home communities of Gil-ad Sha’ar, 16; Naftali Frenkel, 16; and Eyal Yifrach, 19, whose bodies were discovered on Monday evening not far from the site where they were abducted in Gush Etzion by Hamas terrorists nearly three weeks ago. Israel’s government ministers spoke at each of the services. “The song of their lives was stopped. They were kidnapped and murdered just because they are Jews,â€? Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said at the service for Eyal Yifrach in Elad. “Even in these hours, our security forces are looking for their murderers and we will not rest until we ďŹ nd them. Before us stands a cruel enemy, a terror organization that seeks to kill us. But we will not be afraid and they will pay a heavy price.â€? Finance Minister Yair Lapid spoke at Gil-ad Sha’ar’s service in Talmon and Education Minister Shay Piron spoke at Naftali Frenkel’s service in Nof Ayalon. Both ministers spoke of the unity of the nation of Israel in the face of the terrible tragedy. Continued on page 3
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