Hundreds of residents of the Kiryat Nordau Netanya
neighborhood assembled for a his'orerus rally to
express their gratitude to Hashem for the great miracle that
occurred in their midst. A city resident discovered a large
bomb that had been placed in the southern neighborhood's
bustling industrial center. A heavy calamity was averted
when the people in the area were evacuated from the
scene.
The many people who came to the rally heard the story of the
attempted bombing from the owner of a bakery near the site.
He said that he had noticed a suspicious person holding a
large package and had seen him placing a ladder near the
bakery and laying something that looked like a `tin of
paint' on one of its rungs. When the man left and failed to
return, the bakery owner climbed the ladder, only to
discover that the tin contained numerous wires connected to
a battery. He quickly evacuated the area and summoned the
security forces to neutralize the bomb.
The neighborhood's rav, HaRav Yehoshua Rosenberg, who
initiated the rally along with the Deputy Mayor Rabbi Shmuel
Yomtovian, explained how Hashem's hand is evident in the
sequence of events that led the bakery owner to suspect the
man, thus saving many people from injury.
The rally was held near the site where the bomb had been
laid. On the site, a large, outside mincha service
was held. Afterward, HaRav Aryeh Shechter delivered a speech
arousing those in attendance to recognize Hashem's hand in
averting the heavy calamity.
HaRav Rosenberg told those present that this year, the
bakery owner had observed kashrus in full, and didn't
open his store until the very end of Pesach. Rabbi Shmuel
Yomtovian also strengthened the rally participants, urging
them to continue to draw Jews closer to Torah and mitzvos.
After ma'ariv and kiddush levona, the large
throng dispersed.
