Look At My Beloved Children
Words said at the funeral of Yochai Lifshitz HY"D by his father Rav Tuvia Lifshitz Shlita:
The Mishna Brura ruled that one should not eulogize on Rosh Chodesh and we will follow his ruling.
We, the whole family, Abba, Imma, brothers, sister, Sabba Yisrael, Sabba Uri and Savta Debbie, want to say one word to you - Todah [thanks]. Thanks for what you were for us and gave to us for close to Chai [18] years.
You fulfilled the saying of Chazal [about Shmuel HaNavi]: The man "went up" from his city, he "went up" from his home, he "went up" from [the people who lived in his] courtyard, he "went up" from his city, he "went up" from all of the Jewish people, and all of his loftiness was from himself.
You go up to Yerushalayim Shel Ma'alah [Jerusalem of Above] at midday Friday, all of your life was like Shabbos. There, together with your holy martyred friends, Hashem Yinkom Damom, you will stand to receive this special Shabbos.
This Shabbos they are showing there a coin of fire under G-d's Throne of Glory [it was Shabbos Shkalim and Chazal say that Hashem showed Moshe a coin of fire under his Throne of Glory]. Hashem is coming towards you like a Chosson to his Kallah and he is calling to all of His Heavenly Angels: כד יתבין ישראל ועוסקין בשמחת התורה, קודשא בריך הוא אומר לפמליא דיליה - חזו חזו בני חביבי, דמשתכחין מצרה דילהון ועוסקין בשמחה דילי
When the Jewish People sit and involve themselves in the simcha of Torah, Hashem says to His Heavenly entourage "Look, look at my beloved children who forget about their own distress and involve themselves in My simcha."
My addendum:
We should all know no more distress and Hashem should wipe all of the tears off of our faces and death should become a thing of the past. Remember, this was not only a loss to the eight families and their friends but to all of Klal Yisrael. These children were the best we have and now they are no longer with us.
A PERSONAL REQUEST: PLEASE TAKE UPON YOURSELF SOME SMALL CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. IT COULD BE ANYTHING. TO LEARN TEN MINUTES OF MUSSAR A DAY, NOT TO TALK IN SHUL, TO REFRAIN FROM LASHON HARA TWO HOURS A DAY. ANYTHING. WHATEVER YOU WANT. BUT PLEASE DON'T LET THIS GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ANOTHER LONG FORGOTTEN TRAGEDY WHICH LEFT NO MARK ON OUR LIVES.
Shavua tov and tomid bi'simcha!
The Mishna Brura ruled that one should not eulogize on Rosh Chodesh and we will follow his ruling.
We, the whole family, Abba, Imma, brothers, sister, Sabba Yisrael, Sabba Uri and Savta Debbie, want to say one word to you - Todah [thanks]. Thanks for what you were for us and gave to us for close to Chai [18] years.
You fulfilled the saying of Chazal [about Shmuel HaNavi]: The man "went up" from his city, he "went up" from his home, he "went up" from [the people who lived in his] courtyard, he "went up" from his city, he "went up" from all of the Jewish people, and all of his loftiness was from himself.
You go up to Yerushalayim Shel Ma'alah [Jerusalem of Above] at midday Friday, all of your life was like Shabbos. There, together with your holy martyred friends, Hashem Yinkom Damom, you will stand to receive this special Shabbos.
This Shabbos they are showing there a coin of fire under G-d's Throne of Glory [it was Shabbos Shkalim and Chazal say that Hashem showed Moshe a coin of fire under his Throne of Glory]. Hashem is coming towards you like a Chosson to his Kallah and he is calling to all of His Heavenly Angels: כד יתבין ישראל ועוסקין בשמחת התורה, קודשא בריך הוא אומר לפמליא דיליה - חזו חזו בני חביבי, דמשתכחין מצרה דילהון ועוסקין בשמחה דילי
When the Jewish People sit and involve themselves in the simcha of Torah, Hashem says to His Heavenly entourage "Look, look at my beloved children who forget about their own distress and involve themselves in My simcha."
My addendum:
We should all know no more distress and Hashem should wipe all of the tears off of our faces and death should become a thing of the past. Remember, this was not only a loss to the eight families and their friends but to all of Klal Yisrael. These children were the best we have and now they are no longer with us.
A PERSONAL REQUEST: PLEASE TAKE UPON YOURSELF SOME SMALL CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. IT COULD BE ANYTHING. TO LEARN TEN MINUTES OF MUSSAR A DAY, NOT TO TALK IN SHUL, TO REFRAIN FROM LASHON HARA TWO HOURS A DAY. ANYTHING. WHATEVER YOU WANT. BUT PLEASE DON'T LET THIS GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ANOTHER LONG FORGOTTEN TRAGEDY WHICH LEFT NO MARK ON OUR LIVES.
Shavua tov and tomid bi'simcha!
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