posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:39 AM
I am an Orthodox Jew - some would even call me 'ultra-Orthodox.' Born in Boston, I was a corporate and securities attorney in New York City for seven years before making aliya to Israel in 1991 (I don't look it but I really am that old :-). I have been happily married to the same woman for thirty-five years, and we have eight children (bli ayin hara) ranging in age from 13 to 33 years and nine grandchildren. Four of our children are married! Before I started blogging I was a heavy contributor on a number of email lists and ran an email list called the Matzav from 2000-2004. You can contact me at: IsraelMatzav at gmail dot com
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The murder of such beautiful people, may G-d avenge them, will never be forgotten! Gabi and Rivkah remain frozen like a haunting refrain in the landscapes of our souls? What did they do to deserve to this? The death of such kindly people, full of light, is a loss to the world and most of all, we are deeply affected by the suffering of their little son Moshe, who should never had to lose his parents. And yet we can see clearly hating Jews is an evil like nothing else we'll ever see on this earth.
Amen, to that, Norman. Watching the nanny trying to put into language the horrors she witnessed is heart-wrenching and heart-breaking. Gabi and Rivka exuded beauty and life. I would have never known or met them in my life for any other reason but chance, and yet there is a gaping hole where goodness used to fill it.
וְנִקֵּ֖יתִי דָּמָ֣ם לֹֽא־נִקֵּ֑יתִי וַֽיהוָ֖ה שֹׁכֵ֥ן בְּצִיֹּֽון
Jewel Atkins,
You knew them? I feel sick every time I think of that poor child growing up alone in the world.
Yes all, I know, he's not alone because God is with him. But God doesn't answer you quite as directly as a parent does.
And God doesn't walk you down the aisle at your wedding.
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