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I believe a few words are in order in light of the horrific tragedy that took place in Pittsburgh. Yesterday the Yiddishe heart was shaken by the unimaginable incident in Pittsburgh, the massacre of 11 of our own as well as the injuring of many others.Although the response from the world at large was as any civilized person would expect, our comfort comes not from the umos ha'olam but only from Hamakom, the true Menachem. We must remind ourselves that hand in hand with this tragedy, those Yidden whose lives were taken merely because they were Yidden are Kedoshim. We have been taught that all those who perished in the holocaust simply for the crime of being a Jew are Kedoshim.This is no different. Although we may not be personal friends or acquaintances with any of the members of Tree of Life, they are Acheinu Beis Yisrael nonetheless and their death has the special status of dying Al Kiddush Hashem. This is no small feat as the great ones amongst us, including the Chafetz Chaim would daven to die Al Kiddush Hashem. His calculations of who is chosen or why is certainly beyond our mortal comprehension but let their memory spurn us on to live our lives Al Kiddush Hashem and bring honor and glory to Hashem's name when we can. I have been asked about appropriate chapters of Tehillim. Certainly #20,91,83 are fitting at this time and #133 has also been suggested as an expression of solidarity. It matters little that this particular tragedy happened in Pennsylvania. To those who are bent on singling out the Am Hanivchar for their crazed and demented motives, we are all in the same place. Hamakom Yenachem to all that need His comforting. |
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