Additional details have been released pertaining to the stabbing attack in Marseilles earlier this week. The victim was a local frum teacher, R’ Binyamin Amsellem. B’chasdei Hashem his injuries were light as the terrorist dropped his machete and fled.
Amsellem’s attorney reports they have learned the 15-year-old terrorist intended to murder his victim. He told police he was a member of ISIS and he was acting on the terrorist organization’s behalf. He added this is why he was using a machete and not a knife, to inflict as much damage to his victim as possible.
B”H Amsellem managed to duck at the last second, using a sefer to deflect the blow, at which time the machete fell to the ground and the attacker fled.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Chasdei Hashem!
Another one of the picture from the scene depicts the Sefer Vezos Habracha…
The Passuk says Vaaveracha Mevarechecha – We get Bentched by Hashem every time we Bentch a fellow Yid.
See how much Bracha one gets from Bentching Hashem Himself properly!!