Yochai Lipshitz HYD, 18, of Yerushalayim; Neria Cohen HYD, 15, of Yerushalayim; Yonosan Yitzchak Eldar HYD, 16, of Shilo; Yonadav Chaim Hirschfeld HYD, 19, of Kochav Hashachar; Roie Roth HYD, 18, of Elkana; Segev Peniel Avichayil HYD, 15, of Neve Daniel; Avraham Dovid Moses HYD, 16, of Efrat; and Doron Tronoch HYD, 26, of Ashdod.
Hespeidim are scheduled to start at the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva’s Bais Medrash at 10:00AM, and proceed to Har Hazeisim – and other Bais Hakvaros at approximately 11:30AM.
At least seven Bochrim remain hospitalized, some of them in grave condition. Please be Mispallel for Naftali ben Gila; Yonasan ben Avital; Shimon ben Tirza; Nadav ben Hadas; Reuven ben Naomi; Elchanan by Zehava.
“God picks the most beautiful flowers for his garden,” the mother of 16-year-old Avraham David Moses told Ynet. “He (God) sees him as an angel, and we should thank him for the privilege of raising him for 16 years. Sixteen years of purity and integrity and kindness.”
A source tells TIME magazine that on Thursday night, Israeli police received a credible tip that a suicide bomber, was trying to enter Yerushalayim, and were frantically searching for him, mounting checkpoints on the roads in from Bethlehem. But police are not sure if the would-be suicide bomber was connected to the Yeshiva massacre.
Israeli authorities are waiting for more evidence before determining whether the terrorist was acting alone or, more likely, was dispatched by a militant group on a suicide mission. One police official told TIME that “based on the kind of weapons he was carrying, we think he was part of a terrorist cell and that it was a well-organized attack.” In either case, it is doubtful that Israel will let these killings go unpunished.
The car that was apparently used by the terrorist YMS has been found by security forces near the Yeshiva building. Additionally, Israeli Police have confirmed that the terrorist carried a blue Israeli identity card and came from East Jerusalem.
VIDEO: To see a video of 40-year-old Yitzchok Didon, a Talmid of the Yeshiva who killed the terrorist, click HERE.
PHOTOS: Click HERE to see photos of the scene of the shooting. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES!
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H’ Yimkom Domim
“In either case, it is doubtful that Israel will let these killings go unpunished.”
Olmert the mishgena has ‘vowed not to allow this to derail the peace process.
when wiil they stp this crazy peace thing and try some war this peace is killing us
One of the names of the wounded is in error. Please daven for “Nadav Eliyahu ben Haddassah” (not Nadav ben Hadas). He and the others should have a Refuah Shlayma b’soch Sh’ar Cholei Yisrael.
these bochrim died על קידוש השם while learning in the אוצר הספרים
Only 3 small comments on this story, and almost 400 for the Lepa Shmeepa nonsense..This is too repulsive to even verbalize..Clall Yisroel WAKE UP!!!!!!
Thank you for posting those photos. They are indeed gruesome, but bring the tragedy clearer to our mind and at the same time give us an insight in the tremendous work of Zaka. May we hear further only besuros tovos and may the months of Adar and Nissan this year bring the geuloh.
To the Editor: I think that the title should be reconsidered. Although it is obvious that the editor only had good intentions, the expression “Read it and Weep” usually is used in a callous manor. Therefore, I recommend changing the title.
Hashem Yinakeim Dameihem!
Baruch Dayan Hoemes, what a terrible thing to hear about, may we soon see Moshiach and an end to this terrible situation.
When looking at the photos of this terrible tradgedy one can’t help but give thanks to all the members of Zaka and Hatzollah who do their heart rendering job with such Kiddush Hashem Let us all join together and daven for a Refuah Shlayma for all the injured bochurim
olmert is clearly the shliach “hatzorer es kol hayehudim” ……. hashem yinkom domam.
Softwords,
You couldnt have said it better!
Besuros Tovos!
Not sure if all of you saw the clip interviewing the person that killed the terrorist. He described him self as climbing to the rooftop and waiting for the terrorist to come out so that he can kill him. While he is waiting the terrorist continues to shoot and kill until he comes out for whatever reason.
I served in Golanie and Givati for 5 years I find this story strange at best. I would have entered and engage the terrorist preventing further bloodshed and not wait for the terrorist to come out.
I am not going to comment on the political statement he made, which was not appropriate.
I agree with #7!!
There are just no words! Baruch Dayan Haemes! Hashem’s world is emes- truth, no matter how much pain we feel.
From Arutz Sheva, part of a hesped:
Rabbi Yerachmiel Weiss, head of the Merkaz high school, spoke next, in a voice breaking with emotion and tears: “G-d is just, and His ways are just… We have questions; but the questions are so difficult, so difficult… How is it possible to eulogize one Torah scholar on Rosh Chodesh Adar? But two? and three, and four, and five…?? Your ways are so hidden, Master of the Universe! … In Adar, we increase joy – look how much joy You gathered to Heaven! They were in the midst of studying Torah, such joy, such purity… We have been left with such a hole… I just want to tell You, Master of the Universe, what great people You took: Yehonadav – he gave [nadav, in Hebrew] so much; what purity and simplicity… You took Yochai from us – he lives [chai] in G-d, what Torah study he did; even while they were setting up for the Purim party, he came to learn Torah… You took Segev Pniel of the Avichayil family – what a family, and what valour [chayil] in Torah! … You took Yehonatan [meaning “G-d gave”] – what prayer, what Torah, what beauty… You took our dear Avraham David – just two days ago I had a long talk with him in his room – what knowledge he had, what integrity, what music he gave us with his Torah reading… and the youngest, Neriah – the candle of G-d, his light will be missing from us…”
Please let us undertake to increase Torah, Avodah, and Gemilus Chasadim, to pray for a nechama for the families and all of klal Yisrael, and to beseech HaShem for rachamim.
HaShem Yikom Damam.
To 1818 (and others),
At this time of acute tragedy, please try to be Dan L’kaf Z’chus for fellow Yiddin. This is more than appropriate at such a time.
Posters comment on singers and the like because it is “news”. At times important news that bears serious discussion. Hearing of our fellow Jews’ deaths is not a discussion subject; it is tragedy and mourning. I am sure most of our brethren reacted similarly to myself- tears, Tehillim, and Kabbalos. We do not need to post on a blog at such a time. This is our family- we are heartbroken, and mourners feel little inclination to rush to post on such raw feelings.
I commented here to stem the flow of L’kaf Chov and help you understand.
Hashem Yinkom Damam .
These attacks arent going to stop….Lets all pray for mashiach tzidkeinu bimhera beyameinu amen
This tragedy doesn’t garner 400 posts…no, rather we are just numbed, shocked, unable to speak. No words.
Like Aharon HaKohen, when he saw his sons lie before him, kept quiet. “Vayidom Aharon”. Because sometimes the most telling response, the deepest revelation of pain, is when words fail us.
Let us rather increase our Torah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah, and accept the fact that it is our sins that allow tragedies such as this to happen.
#13…your comments are way off. The shooter was a hero, think of how many lifes he saved by doing what he did. He didnt run to safety. He waited to stop the murderer! Put himself in harms way and took out the shooter. Im sure your “training” didnt teach you to just run into a room with a man holding an AK 47 and hope you shoot him first. Pretty bold of you to say how you would have handled the situation at your cozy desk typing on your computer. The man is a hero, and as far as Im concerned, he can say what he wants in an interview. He is a hero and for you to nitpick and say he was way out of line for a making a politcal statement after his fellow yeshiva bochurim were murdered is just horrible.
what is there to say… I hate the fact that walking arounf my shul, community, you can never tell that this happened last night.. where is the love and caring for eachother…
outraged
That is truly sad, in our community there was a large turnout for tehillim and devrei hisorerus at the Agudah of Avenue L, where the esteemed Rav spoke earnestly, with utmost respect for the kedoshim, the hasmada of the yerei shamayim, temimim, and talmidei chachmim that were slaughtered.
In several mesivtos in the Flatbush area, the talmidim recited tehillim and devrei chizuk were given by the Roshei Yeshivos.
If you are not “konei -(bought-accept)” on the zechus of E”Y, then this incident is just an incident. The Bostoner Rebbe said, “You must stop what you are doing, daven, say tehillim for the cholim, perform chesed and do a chesbon hanefesh.
To the Editor:
I feel the photos are extremely inappropriate. If Chas V’Shalom they were of someone you knew and loved (or maybe they are), I don’t believe you would want such photos posted. I wasn’t even able to look at all of them, they were so horrible. I appreciate the warning, and the intention behind them, but I really feel they are an avla to the families and Klal Yisrael. Thank You.
I really wasn’t going to do this, but I just heard a shiur on Parchas Shekalim and I felt i really connected with the tragedy in Eretz Yisroel and what we all can do, so I felt I had to share it. May this be a zechus for the neshamos of those precious yiden that were murdered and may it be a zechus for our brothers that are injured and are in critical condition.
When Hashem told Moshe about the Mitzvah of giving half a shekel to the mishkan Hashem also showed Moshe what 1/2 a shekel looked like. The torah tells us that Hashem showed Moshe a fiery image of a coin. Why did the coin have to be in fire? Why didn’t Hashem just show him an image of a plain coin? What was the significance of the fire?
The Shem Mishmuel answers that the fire represents the passion and the fervor. The passion that needs to come along with our mitzvohs. A mitzvah has to be accompanied with emotions and with felling, it’s very nice to do a mitzvah, but we also need to FEEL the mitzvah. That was the purpose of the fire, to represent that fiery feeling that needs to accompany the giving of the shekel as well, its not enough just to do the mitzvah, but it needs to be done with feeling, with emotion.
The Shem Mishuel continues and he says that the only time our enemies could attack us is when this is missing. Only when we don’t have that excitement for mitzvohs do our enemies have power over us. This was the case in the midbar, when Amalek came and ”cooled us off”, it was only because we began serving Hashem by rote. In the time of the Purim story, our enemy was able to attack, only because the fire within us had burned out.
I don’t think I need to spell it out for all of you, but I will anyway. Yesterday there was a terribly tragic attack in a yeshiva in Yerushalayim. Our enemy attacked us. Our enemy attacks when we are burned out, when the fire within us has been extinguished!. We need to rekindel that fire within ourselves! We need to put back the passion and fervor into our mitzvohs! We can’t just do mitzvohs by rote, on automatic, like robots. We need the excitement and the passion. We need to awaken our hearts, reignite that flame!
Maybe we all should pick one mitzvah, not too big, and try to think about the mitzvah when you do it, try to put in some feeling and concentration as you perform the mitzvah. May this be a zechus for all of Klal Yisroel, and may we all be zoche to soon see the coming of Moshiach, b’mhaira v’yamenu!! Have a Good Shabbos! Chodesh Tov!
for the 1st time in many years i just stood & cried for what happened
its a day later & im not geeting to myself
i have a hard time fasting on a taniss. but now i cant eat..maybe im just to sensitive, but i just could not understand how anu body with jewish blood in himself can just go on in life..
HASHEM !!!! HASHEM !!!! please take us out of this !!!!!
There aren’t so many comments because what is there to say? How can you find any means to express what your thinking at times like this?
It’s Rosh Chodesh Adar! – The pinnacle of simcha and joy and we have had a tragedy of epic proportions. And not only this one but we lost R’ Zev Segal in a most unnatural way and a family on their way to a bris will instead be making leveyas. I know this couple I attended Bais Yisroel in Nev’e Yaakov some time ago.
It’s Rosh Chodesh Adar! What transpired the past 24 hours would make it seem like we are in Av.
So, what is there to say?
There were 400 comments about Lipa because everyone thought that they “knew it all”. Everyone wanted to be “in the hock”. Everyone needed two add their own two cents into something that was way over their head. “Kids need outlets”, “I grew up with such entertainment”, “They’re just a bunch of old Rabbis that need to ‘get with it'”. Well, since everyone had all the answers Hashem- in 24 hours- showed everyone that they absolutely do not! They do not for even a second have any justification for ignoring and mocking daas Torah. Where is everyone now?
But it’s too late, the damage has been done. Countless amounts of filth was spewed forth on this, and other sites, bashing Rabbonim.
The eight Kedoshim, a mother and her 2 year old child, and R’ Segal are all basking in Hashem’s glory right now. They are looking down and screaming at us to mend our ways while we just sit here and say “The government is this” and Olmert is that”. Or even better, some will say “Vote for him..” or “Vote for her..” completely ignoring the the actual message.
So, as we enter the days of Purim and Pesach with heavy hearts. We must remember that instead of pointing fingers at each other, point them at yourself. Adar is a time of venahapoch hu, when evil is turned into good and sadness is turned into joy. Yet, yesterday we had the opposite. A Rosh Chodesh seuda (and not just any Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Chodesh Adar!) was turned into a massacre. So, if venahapoch hu was negated, meaning a negation was again negated, then isn’t that a crystal clear, bright as day message that WE MUST NEGATE OURSELVES.
I can only hope that all the Roshei Yeshiva across the land – from every “type” of Yeshiva – attended the levayos and urged, or better yet, insisted, that their talmidim do the same. I could not see from the pictures if that was the case or not, but a virtual “sea of black” would show solidarity, that “imo anochi batzara” for yeshiva boys murdered over their gemoros “al kiddush Hashem”. A full page Kol Koreh to do so by all the Gedolim would, refreshingly, help to be “me’ached” Klal Yisroel – something we so desperately need.
How about, instead of talking about how terrible the situation, we do something in their honor-and for our own souls.
A very short and to the point suggestion:
Stop talking in shul.Period.
Good Shabbos to all.
Nadav ben Hadas is my friend’s cousin he is undergoing surgery and his full name is nadav eliyahu ben hadasa! We need to prevent this from happening again! We need to be more with achdus, less with Lashon Harah and hopefully Hashem will bring Mashiach with these zechusim! This is a horrible tragedy and we need Mashiach now to stop it all! Only our tefillot can stop them! PLease daven for these boys and any others who’s name has not been mentioned!
Nadav’s full name is Nadav Eliyahu ben Hadasa
Re: smh1
I’m sure that if the families of the Meisim knew what a Chizuk these photos give us by putting us in the tragedy and making us feel closer to the incident, they wouldn’t mind these photos being published.
I admit they are gruesome and are difficult to look at but as you said you were prewarned and since to most of us it’s a shake-up to do Teshuvah & Davven with more Kavvanah, I don’t see any problem with publishing them.
I can’t even believe that people were comparing this tragedy to the the Lipa Incident…they are absoloutly worlds apart. This is our brothers in Eretz Hakodesh being muredered which is nothing to discuss, rather just be quiet and think of how to improve your own charachter & Middos.
BD”E
HY’D
i agree with everyone who claimed this is a wake up call, we should definitely all try to take something on ourselves for an aliya for these neshamos and to prevent this from happening again chas veshalom
i just wanna take this opportunity to acknowledge a group of tzaddikim which no one has until now…the graphic, heart-rending pictures on this site of the bombing show the members of ZAKA cleaning up after the attack-how AMAZING that they volunteer for such gruesome work…mopping up blood, searching for body parts…cleaning sfearim and tzitzis from the meisim…their schar must be GREAT, and we should be inspired from them and their selfless acts
ZAKA – a huge TODA RABA