A terrible tragedy occurred on Friday morning in Morocco: five Israelis were killed in a serious car accident.
The niftarim were part of a group on a visit to the country to daven at the kevarim of tzaddikim.
The five victims were identified as: Moshe Gallant (18), Yisrael Meir Shasha (25), Rabbi Natan Shapira (36), Yosef Haim Teflinsky (20), and Rabbi Shimon Teflinsky (33). They are all residents of Tzefas.
Shapira and the elder Tefilinski brother each leave behind eight children.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is involved and ZAKA is also working to bring the niftarim back to Israel as soon as possible.
ZAKA reported that this morning, around 10:00 a.m., a report was received at its national headquarters regarding a fatal car accident near the city of Ouarzazate, Morocco, involving a vehicle with five Israelis who apparently lost control and overturned. All the passengers in the vehicle were killed as a result of the force of the accident.
Chaim Wingenberg, Deputy Director of ZAKA said: “From the moment we received the report about this serious incident, we are working with the international unit and the authorities in Morocco to expedite the process of releasing and identifying the bodies, and also to assist the families in any way possible to bring them to burial.”
HOURS BEFORE THEY WERE KILLED SINGING AT A KEVER IN MOROCCO
The mayor of Tzfas, Yossi Kakon, published a special statement following the horrifying accident: “With heavy sorrow, I learned about the serious car accident that occurred last night in Morocco, involving several residents of Tzfas. From the moment I received the news, I have been in continuous contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the official bodies handling the incident and receiving ongoing updates on the situation.”
He added, “I and senior city officials, together with professionals, are at the command center dealing with the event. As needed, I have instructed all city departments, primarily the welfare department, to prepare to provide immediate responses and full support to the precious families. City teams are on full alert and will provide any necessary assistance.”
Kakon pleaded: “We ask in every possible way not to publish names or identifying details – the families have not yet been notified about the status of their loved ones.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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ברוך דיין האמת
!!!!יאמר לצרותינו די
What a haunting sight seeing holy נשמות singing about the עונג הרוחות by these קברי צדיקים קדושים וטהורים with such התלהבות minutes before their נשמות ascended to the ultimate עונג הרוחות.
Food for Thought:
Maybe in the future we can travel in Eretz Yisroel to a holy Kever, like the Chazon Ish, Steipler, Reb Chaim Kanievsky , Rav Ovadia Yosef, Reb Shlomo Zalman Ohrbach, HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, HaRav Aharon Kotler and all the Chosheve Rebbes of the holy Chassidim that are buried in Eretz Yisroel, all the Chosheve Roshei HaYeshivos by the Ashkenazim and by the Sfardim. I left out at least 1,000 very Chosheve Rabbonim that are buried in E. Y..
Please be Moichel me , I didn’t on purpose pick these names, many names that I didn’t pick are just as holy and Choshuv. The first few names that entered my mind.
I forgot to mention on my comment above for every single Tzaddik
זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה
זכר צדיקים וקדושים לברכה
I know Hashem knows best. But this is still difficult to process.
Boruch Dayan Emes
WAKE UP and do teshuva!!!! How many more karbanot do we need ? Especially for Lashon Hara, vey……….
Sad tragedy. I suggest that as a תיקון and שמירה for the future, people make sure to treat kevarim and cemeteries, all the more so of רבנים וגדולי ישראל, with the appropriate and proper gravity, respect, and decorum, they deserve. That means rather than singing, guitar playing, etc., sticking to davening, as is the old way of ehrliche Yidden for דורי דורות.
והחי יתן אל לבו
avraham: You idiot. Who said this accident has anything to do with their exact location. Who said that accidents don’t happen in Eretz Hakodesh. You also forgot to add זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה for the clearly holy ones who died in this horrible crash.
Hashem should help all these 5 families of the 5 big Tzaddikim that were Niftar
זכר צדיקים וקדושים לברכה
Hashem should help all these 5 families together with the rest of Klal Yisroel, Hashem should send their entire families lots and lots of good health, lots of Hatzlacha for the entire family, lots of happiness, lots of Hatzlacha in school for all the children. All the 5 families of these
קדושים
זכר צדיקים וקדושים לברכה
They should all be Gebentsched with tremendous amount of
סייעתא דשמיא
in every single area of life.
Hashem should bentsch these 5 families with all the beautiful
ברכות שכתוב בתורה הקדושה
Can someone please post a link for a donation to help these families.
@avraham
https://vaadharabanim.co.il/fund/7116?utm_source=YD&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=
To all the families of these five super Kedoshim
זכר צדיקים וקדושים לברכה
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים