HHaRav Shmuel Volner, Hy'd, 50, Jerusalem
HaRav Chanoch Segal, Hy'd, 65, Bnei Brak
HaRav Yaakov Binder, Hy'd, 50, Jerusalem
HaRav Mordechai Sholom Reinitz, Hy'd, 47, Netanya
His son Yissoschor Dov Reinitz, Hy'd, 9
HaRav Eliezer Weissfish, Hy'd, 40, Jerusalem
Binyomin Bergman, Hy'd, 15, Jerusalem
Shmuel Zargeri, Hy'd, 11 months, Jerusalem
Avrohom Bar Or, Hy'd, 12, Jerusalem
Menachem Lebel, Hy'd, 24, Jerusalem
Lilach Kardi, Hy'd, 22, Jerusalem
Elisheva Meshulami, Hy'd, 16, Bnei Brak
Nechomoh Chava Rechnitzer, Hy'd, 19, Bnei Brak
Mrs. Golda Taubenfeld, Hy'd, USA
Her son Shmuel Taubenfeld, Hy'd, 3 months
Mrs. Liba Schwartz, Hy'd, 54, Jerusalem
Mrs. Feigoh Dushinsky, Hy'd, Jerusalem
Miriam Eisenstein, Hy'd, 20, Bnei Brak
Tehilloh Natanson, Hy'd, 3, Zichron Yaakov
Rochel Weitz, Hy'd, 74, Mattersdorf, Yerushalayim
A female foreign worker from the Phillipes
HaRav Chanoch Segal, Hy'd
by S. Baruchi
Thousands of Bnei Brak residents participated in the
levaya of HaRav Chanoch Segal Hy'd, one of the
city's notable figures in the area of education, who was
killed in the bus bombing on Shmuel Hanovi Street last
Tuesday.
HaRav Chanoch Segal was born in Tel Aviv in 5698 (1937) to R'
Shmuel Zanvil, who died while Chanoch was a young boy. He
grew up and received his Torah education in Tel Aviv. In his
youth he studied at Yeshivas Heichal HaTalmud in Tel Aviv and
later at Yeshivas Slobodka in Bnei Brak, where he clung to
his teachers and rabbei'im, the roshei yeshiva, and
earned a reputation as a dedicated scholar with middos
tovos. At a young age he showed a special ability to
reach out to broken boys who wanted to learn at the yeshiva
for a short period, persuading them to dedicate themselves
solely to Torah and not to combine it with other studies.
He married Chava, the daughter of Rav Yehoshua Pinsker a
noted Belzer chassid, and together they built a home
infused with yegias haTorah. His wife assumed the
burden of sustaining the family financially as a well-known
educator at the Scharansky Seminar in Tel Aviv. He spent
years concentrating on his Torah studies at Kollel Heichal
HaTalmud, becoming one of the leading avreichim at the
famous kollel.
After a number of years he was asked by the late
mashgiach, HaRav Chaim Friedlander, to join the staff
of the Toras Emes Talmud Torah. He spent the next 40 years
educating thousands of talmidim, many of whom
maintained close ties with him even after leaving the
talmud Torah. His talmidim note how HaRav Segal
managed to infuse them with a strong sense of the importance
of never letting a day go by without learning gemora
or halochoh.
Despite his dedication to the task of educating tinokos
shel beis rabbon he made his Torah learning the main
focus of his day, maintaining daily study sessions with his
friends from yeshiva. A genuine ben aliyoh, for years
he regularly attended talks delivered by rabbonim,
mashgichim and baalei mussar, spent as much
time as possible with gedolei Torah and ovdei
Hashem and worked hard on improving his middos.
His face always radiated happiness and good feelings to all
those who surrounded him.
He was regularly called on to lead the tefilloh,
including during the Yomim Noraim, when he would stir the
congregation with prayers emerging from a pure heart and the
outpouring of his soul.
Last Tuesday evening, after seeing his wife off on an
educational trip to Europe, he went to the Kosel to pray for
a successful school year. After tefillas arvis he
boarded Line 2, where he was murdered al kiddush
Hashem.
Before the levaya set out from his home he was
eulogized by HaRav Avrohom Falk, HaRav Mordechai Drori and
his sons, Rav Shmuel and Rav Shimshon. The procession passed
by Toras Emes, where hespeidim were delivered by HaRav
Boruch Rosenberg, HaRav Doron Dovid Gold, HaRav Sender
Erlanger and HaRav Eliyohu Friedlander of the talmud
Torah administration. The procession then continued to
Har Hamenuchos.
HaRav Chanoch Segal Hy'd is survived by his wife (who
came back in time for the levaya), sons, daughters and
sons-in-law, all of them actively engaged in Torah study and
carrying on the spiritual legacy he bestowed upon them during
his lifetime.
HaRav Yaakov Yissoschor Dov Binder, Hy'd
Hundreds of Gerrer chassidim took part in the
levaya of HaRav Yaakov Yissoschor Dov Binder,
Hy'd, who was walking home on the sidewalk, from a bar
mitzvah at the Zevihl hall, when the fateful bus exploded
alongside him.
HaRav Yaakov Binder was born in Kiryat Atta in 5713 (1953) to
Rav Avrohom Yuda, who was one of the founders of the chareidi
educational institutions in their hometown and had close ties
to the gavad of Makva.
Besides the name Yaakov the deceased was given the name
Yissoschor Dov in memory of the Admor of Belz. He studied at
the local talmud Torah and later transferred to
Yeshivas Maharit in Bnei Brak. As a bochur he attended
Yeshivas Tchebin where he was among the leading
talmidim and was very close to the Rosh Yeshiva
zt'l.
After marrying the daughter of HaRav Nesanel Eisenbach of
Jerusalem he began studying at a kollel geared toward
horo'oh and later accepted a post in the field of
kashrus at the Jerusalem Religious Council (moatza
datit).
Rav Yaakov was known for showing great respect toward his
parents, particularly, his father who passed away two years
ago. Although Rav Yaakov underwent open-heart surgery eight
years ago, he continued to go to extraordinary lengths to
honor his parents. Meanwhile he kept fixed times for Torah
study and found time to extend help to whoever was in need.
He had ties with many of Jerusalem's leading rabbonim,
particularly the admorim of Gur.
The levaya set out from the Shamgar Funeral Parlor,
where bitter eulogies were delivered by HaRav Fishel
Eisenbach and the deceased's son, HaRav Yosef Binder of
Petach Tikva. Outside Beis Hamedrash Hagodol of Gur in Geulah
he was eulogized by rosh yeshivas Sefas Emes HaRav
Shaul Alter. Following the burial at Har Hamenuchos in a
grave he purchased during his lifetime alongside his father's
grave, the Gavad of Makva in Jerusalem, HaRav Menachem Mendel
Lemberger, delivered divrei his'orerus.
Rav Yaakov Yissoschor Dov Binder Hy'd is survived by
his wife Tziroh, his brother Rav Yitzchok Menachem Binder and
seven children. Two sons, R' Yosef Binder and R' Yisroel
Binder, are married and two of his daughters are married to
R' Yisroel Yaakov Beinish and R' Nosson Notta Bressler
respectively. In addition he is survived by another son
attending Yeshivas Gur in Ashdod and two unmarried
daughters.
HaRav Sholom Mordechai Reinitz and Yisoschor Dov Reinitz,
Hy'd
by Aryeh Zisman
In anguish and sorrow thousands of Netanya residents,
including the Admor of Tzanz, participated in the
levaya of HaRav Sholom Mordechai Reinitz and Yisoschor
Dov Reinitz Hy'd a father and son murdered in last
week's bomb attack in Jerusalem.
Sholom Mordechai Reinitz was born on Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5715
(1954) to Rav Yosef Shlomo. At the age of seven he moved from
the US to Israel with his parents, settling in Netanya in
Kiryat Tzanz, making them one of the oldest families in
Kirtat Tzanz.
At Yeshivas Tzanz he was known as a masmid and a
shakdan. At the age of 14, he received a special
certificate from the Admor for learning 300 pages of
gemora by heart. After forming a bond with the Admor
he joined the ranks of those privileged to record the Admor's
teachings in writing.
He married the daughter of Rav Moshe Salomon, then a notable
figure in Rechovot and today head of the Ungvar
kehilloh in Jerusalem. Together they built a glorious
Torah home in Rechovot and later in Kiryat Tzanz.
HaRav Sholom Mordechai spent several years studying in
kollel before accepting a position as a ram at
the yeshiva ketanoh in Kiryat Tzanz. Five years ago
the Admor asked him to take part in the spiritual
administration of Talmud Torah Darkei Avos, also located in
Kiryat Tzanz.
During a short vacation in Jerusalem he took his two young
sons to the Kosel Maarovi, and upon his return was murdered
together with his son Yisoschor Dov, a sagely 9-year-old who
was well-liked by his teachers and fellow students. Rav
Reinitz' other son, Mendel, was also wounded in the
explosion. Following surgery at Hadassah Hospital he began to
recovery quickly and was soon transferred to the Tzanz
Medical Center in Netanya and was brought to the
levaya by ambulance.
Before the levaya set out from the Talmud Torah in
Kiryat Tzanz, the Admor led the recitation of several
chapters of Tehillim. Afterwards he delivered a
tearful hesped, mourning the loss of the father and
son on a single day and citing the kinoh (Shmuel II
1:17), "Vayekonen Dovid es hakinoh hazos al Shaul
ve'al Yehonoson beno, vayomer. Lelamed bnei Yehuda keshes
hinei kesuvoh al sefer hayoshor. Hatzvi Yisroel al bomosayich
cholol, . . . " The Admor also spoke about the great
hester ponim prevailing during this period, as Jewish
blood is spilled like water and nobody can say when it will
stop. He then cited the Rif, who says tears spilled over a
worthy man will be the dew of the Resurrection of the Dead.
He said the deceased had the merit of sanctifying the Name of
Heaven in educating holy children for Torah and yiras
Shomayim.
Other hespeidim were delivered by the Gavad of Makva
and HaRav Yechezkel Shraga Boruch Halberstam, the son of the
Admor. The procession continued through the streets of
Netanya to the cemetery, where the father and son were buried
side by side in the Tzanz section.
HaRav Sholom Mordechai Reinitz and his son Yisoschor Dov,
Hy'd, are survived by the widow and nine children--
only three of whom are married and including a girl of six--
as well as HaRav Sholom Mordechai's parents and siblings.
Rav Shmuel Volner, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Rav Shmuel Volner, a Satmar chassid of note, was born in
Jerusalem in Adar 5711 to Rav Yosef Meir Volner, a
talmid at Munkatsh and a noted Spinka chossid. At the
age of 10 he entered a yeshiva in Bnei Brak. When he
transferred to a yeshiva gedoloh a few years later he
attended one of HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum's yeshivas.
Rav Volner grew very close to his rebbe, HaRav Avrohom
Shlomo Katz, gavad of Riskeva and rov of Satmar in
Bnei Brak, who tested Rav Volner and gave him a heter
horo'oh while he was still a bochur. He had ties
with the past and present admorim from Satmar
ylct'a.
When Shmuel Volner was 18 his father passed away and he
assumed the burden of marrying off his brothers and sisters
by obtaining a job at the Keter bookstore on Meah Shearim
Street. In 5734 he married the daughter of R' Osher
Krishevsky of Jerusalem.
He was compassionate toward the brokenhearted and would take
people in need into his home. Every evening after work--as
well as on Erev Shabbos, Motzei Shabbos and at every other
opportunity--he would participate in a shiur sponsored
by the Satmar kehilloh.
Thousands attended his levaya, which set out from
Satmar on Yoel Street. Speakers included HaRav Moshe Zeev
Zorger and his friend HaRav Yitzchok Isaac Weiss. When the
procession reached his home on Ezras Torah Street he was
eulogized by HaRav Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Admor of Spinka,
his mechuton HaRav Dovid Menasheh Rothschild, HaRav
Shlomo Yehuda Hirsch, HaRav Chaim Tzvi Maizlish, his brother
Rav Shlomo and his son Rav Yosef Meir.
Rav Shmuel Volner was buried at Har Hamenuchos beside his
father. He is survived by sons and daughters, including a
kallah scheduled to marry next month.
HaRav Eliezer Weissfish, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Avreich HaRav Eliezer Weissfish Hy'd, 42, was
born in Jerusalem to Rav Yechiel Tzvi and named after the
author of Peleh Yoetz, who also died at the age of
42.
Since his childhood the deceased pursued his Torah studies
assiduously, amassing extensive knowledge in all areas of
Torah. He was driven by a desire to know more and delve
deeper into the gemora, medrash, seder Zero'im, seder
Taharos and the works of the Rishonim. In addition to his
drive in Torah study he also pursued true avodas
Hashem in tefilloh, yir'oh and middos
tovos.
In his youth he studied as Yeshivas Breslav in Bnei Brak,
clinging to his rabbonim--including HaRav Pinchos Schreiber--
and their teachings.
After marrying the daughter of R' Yitzchok Wallach he entered
the kollel at Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem, where he
spent the next 20 years. Everyone who knew him was aware that
he could be consulted on every Torah matter and could be
relied on to provide clear, simple responses to every
question. This year, for the first time, he took a vacation
with his family during bein hazmanim. To avoid having
to carry a large load of books he made copies of numerous
pages he planned to study.
He would calculate his time schedule exactingly to
accommodate his many learning sessions. He reviewed his
learning numerous times until he had acquired complete,
comprehensive knowledge of the material and he set fixed
times to study fundamental Torah works on a daily or weekly
basis--in some cases just 10 minutes per week. After his
death, numerous lists and calculations on kiddush
hachodesh were found in his pocket.
He was considered an expert on hilchos eiruvin and
members of the Eiruv Committee of Ramat Shlomo where he lived
would summon him on many occasions to help them check the
eiruv.
His vast Torah knowledge and noble ways were coupled with
exceptional modesty and humility. On one occasion he phoned
his wife to ask her to prepare a seudah to celebrate
his completion of maseches Niddoh. Sensing his joy as
the seudas mitzvah approached she spoke with one of
his brothers and learned that this was the last
maseches in Shas. When she then asked her
husband whether he was holding a seudah for this
maseches or all of Shas he admitted to her that
he had completed all of Shas.
Last Tuesday night he participated in a bar mitzvah
celebration near the site of the horrendous attack and upon
stepping outside he fell into the hands of the vicious
terrorist to the great sorrow of his family, friends and the
Breslav community. He was standing alongside the bus and was
hit by shrapnel.
He is survived by his only daughter, Rochel, who he very much
wanted to see rise up and develop in Torah and
yir'oh.
Rochel Weitz, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Rochel Weitz (nee Leder), 74, of Romema in Jerusalem passed
away on Shabbos following injuries sustained in last week's
attack.
Many years ago she and her late husband moved to Rechov Hamem
Gimmel, where they raised eight children to lives of Torah
and maasim tovim in spite of the challenge of
educating children in Torah and yiras Shomayim before
the neighborhood drew chareidi residents. Furthermore her
husband died, leaving her to continue raising the children
unaided.
After her husband's death she assumed responsibility for the
mikveh in the adjacent Mattersdorf neighborhood, a
post she held devotedly until just a few years ago.
She earned a reputation as an exceptional woman of
chesed. Recently, despite her advanced age, she began
to offer assistance to a neighbor several years older than
she. The deceased would accompany the elderly lady to
tefillos at the Kosel Maarovi, smochos and
various other events. Recently she also made a commitment to
go to the Kosel every morning for Shacharis. Last Tuesday she
was unable to make the trip in the morning, so she decided to
go in the evening.
The explosion left her hospitalized in serious condition
until she returned her soul to her Maker on Shabbos. She was
buried on Har Hamenuchos.
Mrs. Feigoh Dushinsky, Hy'D
Friends and acquaintances of Feigoh Dushinsky and her
husband, Mordechai, spoke of a wonderful couple always
willing to volunteer and donate to the needy.
For the past five years she would prepare meals on the
weekends for around 300 needy people. The cooking took her
many hours. She was always doing things for and helping
others.
Liba Schwartz, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Mrs. Liba Schwartz (nee Tefilinsky), Hy'd, came to the
Kosel Maarovi every day to recite Tehillim. On Tuesday
last week her family members asked her to stay home, but she
did not want to forego her daily tefilloh at the
Kosel, explaining that because her youngest son was about to
enter yeshiva gedoloh she wanted to complete the
entire Sefer Tehillim to promote his success in Torah
and yiras Shomayim. She sometimes said the entire
Tehillim twice in a day.
Her son called her while she was in the middle of reciting
Tehillim and asked her to come home and her husband
also called several times, but she insisted on remaining
until she had completed all of Tehillim, after which
she boarded a bus for home. The explosion took place near her
home, killing her immediately.
Mrs. Schwartz was a woman of great emunoh and
chesed who, together with her husband Rav Yisroel,
raised her children for lives of Torah and ma'asim
tovim. All her life revolved around her sons' success in
Torah study. She encouraged them to follow the path of Torah
and yir'oh and halochoh, passing on the
education she received in her parents' home in Jerusalem.
At her levaya on Wednesday she was eulogized by her
husband a dayan in Yerushalayim, by HaRav Aharon
Tausig, by her brothers Rav Shmuel Tefilinsky and Rav Chaim
Akiva Tefilinsky, and by her eldest son R' Shmuel, who spoke
as the grave was being covered.
Mrs. Liba Schwartz, Hy'd, was survived by her husband,
her sons R' Shmuel and R' Moshe Eliyohu, a daughter married
to R' Amram Grossman, an unmarried son and daughter and
eleven grandchildren.
Sheindel Golda Taubenfeld and Shmuel Eliyohu Taubenfeld,
Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Sheindel Golda Taubenfeld, 43, and her 5-month-old son Shmuel
Eliyohu Hy'd were both murdered in last week's bloody
terrorist attack.
Mrs. Taubenfeld was born to Rav Mordechai Schwartz, a
Skverrer chassid noted as a man of tzedokoh and
chesed who generously helped support the Skverrer
kehilloh in the US, and her mother Zissel.
She studied at the school for Skverrer Chassidim, where she
was known for her elevated middos. She married HaRav
Moshe Menachem Taubenfeld, a ram at the Skverrer
yeshiva gedoloh. Theirs was a home of chesed
and mitzvos open to all, but many of their acts of
chesed were kept from the public eye.
Every Shabbos dozens of baalei teshuvoh and despondent
Jews were invited to dine at their table. She would always
accommodate them graciously, with an "ayin tovoh veruach
nedivoh." Every month she published a leaflet called
"Benos Melochim," about the need to strive for
standards of modesty befitting a bas Yisroel
kesheroh.
She had recently agreed to donate one of her kidneys to a
sick person.
Last Monday she arrived in Eretz Yisroel to take part in the
wedding of an orphaned relative. On the day of the attack she
found time to pray at the graves of the Belzer Rebbe
zt'l and her grandmother Bas Sheva Taubenfeld
a'h. On Tuesday evening, while returning from
Minchah at the Kosel, she and her baby boy were killed
in the bombing. Her 15-year-old daughter, Bas Sheva, was
seriously injured in the blast but through chasdei
Shomayim is recovering from her wounds.
Thousands participated in the levaya of the mother and
son who were laid to rest at Har Hamenuchos in Jerusalem.
Sheindel Golda Taubenfeld Hy'd is survived by her
husband, 12 children of which only three are married, her
parents and her brothers and sisters.
Menachem Lebel, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Tragedy struck the Lebel family, residents of Shechunas
HaBucharim, when their son Menachem Lebel, Hy'd, was
killed in last week's bus bombing at the age of 24.
His brother Nachman said Menachem had a kind heart and would
always offer his assistance in various ways to anyone who
asked, adding that he was known to people at various
chesed organizations in Jerusalem for his readiness to
lend a hand.
"We knew he was at the Kosel," Nachman said the day after the
attack. "He was supposed to return in the evening. We called
him but he didn't answer. I went to all of the hospitals.
Within two-and-a- half hours I went to all of them. He wasn't
on the lists. Then I understood he wasn't injured and when I
spoke with ZAKA personnel they told me his body was probably
at Abu Kabir [forensic institute]."
Menachem Lebel, Hy'd, is survived by his parents and
five siblings.
Lilach Kardi, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Mrs. Lilach Kardi, Hy'd, was buried in her hometown of
Netanya after she was murdered in last week's bloody attack
in Jerusalem at the age of 22.
The deceased married R' Shmuel three years ago and moved to
Jerusalem. During the course of her short life she underwent
several family tragedies. Her father was killed in a work
accident while working for the Israel Electric Company and
her mother died of an illness. Following the death of her
parents she assumed the burden of raising her younger
brother.
During this period she began to grow stronger in mitzvah
observance and then married and gave birth to a son. She was
due to give birth again in about a month. Her friends and
family said she was modest and did many acts of
chesed, extending help to all of her friends and
neighbors.
Her father-in-law, Shalom Kardi, said the deceased often went
to pray at the Kosel Maarovi.
Miriam Eisenstein, Hy'd
by S. Baruchi
Miriam Eisenstein Hy'd, 20, was born to HaRav Binyomin
Eisenstein, a Karlin chossid of note, and her mother Chayah.
She studied at the Bais Yaakov school in Bnei Brak's Ramat
Elchanan neighborhood, and then began studies at the Rav
Kahana Seminary in Bnei Brak.
Her teachers say the deceased set an example for all her
friends through her modesty and simplicity, radiating pure
emunoh shleimoh. She would constantly say, "Everything
Hashem does is for the best," and, "All that is Heaven-sent
is for the good." Recently, as she was searching for work,
she would say, "There's no need to worry. What I deserve from
Heaven will come and not a single moment earlier than the
appointed time. HaKodosh Boruch Hu determines
everything--whether I will find work and when. Everything is
in His hands." Indeed, the day before the attack she was
notified she had been offered a position at a school in the
city of Lod.
Miriam's teachers say she never missed a single session of
the weekly middos workshops. She would make
resolutions in ruchniyus that greatly impressed the
teaching staff. During one school vacation, for instance, she
studied shemiras haloshon every day with a friend.
Every leil Shabbos as an Ezer Mitzion volunteer she
would help care for children with special needs, taking them
for a walk and returning them home up four flights of
stairs.
Every week she would go to the Kosel Maarovi to pray. Last
Tuesday she went with a friend and, upon completing her
prayers for her family and Klal Yisroel she headed to
the bus stop. Before boarding the Line 2 bus she told her
friend, "I didn't have time to pray for everything," which
were to be her last words before dying al kiddush
Hashem in the bloody attack.
Thousands of Bnei Brak residents participated in the
levaya, which set out from her parents' home. Before
the procession began she was eulogized by HaRav Avrohom
Chonon Kahana, HaRav Sholom Meir Wallach, HaRav Menachem
Berger and HaRav Chananya Cholak.
At the Seguloh Cemetery she was eulogized by her relative,
HaRav Avrohom Sherman.
Nechomoh Chava Rechnitzer, Hy'd
by S. Baruchi
Nechomoh Chava Rechnitzer Hy'd, 19, was born to HaRav
Yosef Tzvi, a maggid shiur at the Belz Yeshiva Gedoloh
in Bnei Brak, a moreh horo'oh and a dayan at
the Belzer beis knesses.
During her studies at Beit Malkah she stood out for her
aptitude, good heart and noble middos. Her friends
noted that she was always willing to help any student in
need.
She was exceptionally careful to respect her parents and
worked hard on her tefillos. A few months ago she was
engaged to marry a bochur talmid chochom who planned
to engage in Torah study all his life. After setting the
wedding date she visited kivrei tzaddikim, including
that of the Admor of Belz, to pray she would have the merit
to build a home of Torah, yiras Shomayim and
Chassidus.
From the cemetery she went to visit her grandmother and then
continued on to the Kosel Maarovi to pour out her prayers to
Borei Olom. On her way back home her life was cut
short on the bloody bus in Jerusalem.
The bitter news left her friends shocked. Her family members
were waiting for her arrival at the Sheva Brochos of a
relative when news of the attack reached them, turning the
simchah into sorrow.
Her friends noted her efforts to organize groups to pray for
sick people. After her engagement she organized 40 girls
every erev Shabbos to recite Shir Hashirim as a
seguloh for other girls searching for their
zivug.
Thousands participated in the levaya. Hespeidim
were delivered by HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein, HaRav Yehoshua
Horowitz, HaRav Menachem Mendel Shafran, HaRav Chaim Tzvi
Shapira, HaRav Avrohom Tzvi Birnfeld and her father HaRav
Yosef Tzvi Rechnitzer. The procession continued on to
Jerusalem, where she was buried in the Belz section of Har
Tamir Cemetery.
Elisheva Meshulami, Hy'd
by S. Baruchi
Elisheva Meshulami Hy'd was born in the Shmittah year
5747 (1987) to HaRav Meshulam Meshulami, mashgiach at
Yeshivas Beis Shemayoh, and her mother Simoh.
She studied at Bais Yaakov Zichron Meir, where she was known
as the epitome of acquiescence, never insisting on her own
preferences. She would give up several hours of her time each
week to help weaker students. Once she asked her brother to
what extent halochoh requires her to make such sacrifices,
saying if necessary she would gladly add more hours.
She always complied with her parents' requests. While her
brothers were at yeshiva she would iron their shirts and make
purchases for them out of a desire to take part in the
mitzvah of Torah learning. After her brothers and sisters
married she would go to their homes to lend a hand.
Strict adherence to halochoh guided her every step. Once when
she heard about a certain heter regarding hair styles
she refused to accept it. Every Shabbos she would pray in a
minyan at Kollel Chazon Ish.
Her sense of modesty was outstanding. When she realized she
could sew dresses more modest than those available in stores
she learned to sew and made dresses for herself and her
family members.
Last Tuesday she went with her mother to pray at the Kosel
Maarovi. After Minchah they decided to stay for
ma'ariv as well. The two then boarded the ill-fated
bus together. The mother was seriously injured in the bombing
while the daughter was murdered.
At the levaya her father delivered an emotionally
charged hesped, stressing his daughter's modesty. She
was also eulogized by her brothers, Rav Chaim and the
bochur R' Shmuel. Outside the Kollel Chazon Ish a
hesped was given by HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, rosh
yeshivas Slobodka, who noted the gadlus of the home
she was raised in. Beside Beis Knesses HaGra she was
eulogized by HaRav Sender Erlanger, who said all the
tzadikim who die through kiddush Hashem are a
continuation of the Asoroh Harugei Malchus.
The tsibur was asked to pray for the recovery of the
mother, Mrs. Simoh bas Henia.
Binyomin Bergman, Hy'd
by Betzalel Kahn
Binyomin Bergman, Hy'd, 15, studied at Yeshivas
Shomrei Hachomos. On the night of the attack, he attended a
friend's bar mitzvah celebration before boarding the 2 bus
with other friends. Seconds later the bomb exploded, killing
him immediately.
Binyomin Bergman was born in Jerusalem to Rav Avrohom Michoel
Bergman of the Beis Yisroel neighborhood the youngest in his
family. He was in shiur gimmel at his yeshiva. Last
Wednesday, the day after the attack, he was planning to join
his friends from the yeshiva on an excursion to kivrei
tzaddikim as part of preparations for Elul
zman.
As the trip approached, talmidim from the yeshiva
printed a leaflet with Tefillas HaDerech and words of
chizuk for the bochurim. The late Binyomin
Bergman wrote divrei chizuk in the name of all the
members of shiur gimmel, a contribution his friends
consider his parting words.
After offering praise to HaKodosh Boruch Hu for giving
them the opportunity to toil in Torah at the yeshiva and
thanks to the entire yeshiva staff, Binyomin Bergman wrote,
"We would like to use this opportunity to ask for forgiveness
and pardon from every member of the holy yeshiva who was
harmed by us, chas vesholom, either directly or
indirectly, in monetary matters or any other way, and may
Hashem grant atonement."
