That would be the height of insensitive arrogance and self promoting indulgent rhetoric. I am not one to talk about lessons learned or takeaways from this horrific event. It was an event which will change our lives and memories of Lag B’Omer forever ….in the same manner other events in Jewish history impact our very existence today. This reality does not lessen or minimize the profound personal loss and deep pain now being experienced by hundreds of families, and by extension, our entire Jewish world. And our survival and existence as a people and as a nation today is the result of this unswerving and unparalleled faith and relationship to GD. As difficult and as perplexing this concept may be, throughout history, our Jewish community has experienced horrible atrocities, destruction and devastation. But WHY it happened is a daunting question which we will never ever be able to answer….nor should we try.Īs we know, HaShem (GD) runs the world. To be sure, the how it happened will be under investigation by Israeli authorities for weeks to come, maybe even moths to come, possibly through a soon to be established Meron Commission.
It is impossible to explain or even begin to comprehend why this tragedy occured. On this past Lag B’Omer, 45 brothers – young, old, chassidic, modern, ashkenazic, sephardic, Israeli, Americans and Europeans met their horrible fate as they were celebrating Lag B’Omer together – arm in arm, hand in hand….with simcha, with song, dance and tefillot.
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