Shluchim Begin Torah at Location of Meron Tragedy
Newsכ״ד אייר ה׳תשפ״א - May 5, 2021
A new Torah was started on Tuesday in memory of the victims of the Meron tragedy, spearheaded by a group of local shluchim. The writing began at the very location where the tragedy took place.
By Anash.org reporter
A new Torah was started on Tuesday in memory of the victims of the Meron tragedy, at the very location where 45 men and boys tragically lost their lives during the celebration of Lag B’omer.
This Sefer Torah is the initiative of Rabbi
Yossi Halperin, director of the Chabad House in Meron. Throughout the year, Rabbi Halperin is dedicated to assisting those who come to daven at the Rashbi’s Tzion with all their physical and spiritual needs.
Vayikra 23:15).
Rabbeinu Nissim writes that when Moshe told the Jewish nation, â[Y]ou will serve Hashem on this mountainâ (
Shemos 3:12), they asked, âWhen shall we do this?â Moshe replied that it would be at the end of 50 days.
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Each member of
matan
sefiras haâomer.
The Chinuch cites
Yirmiyahu (33:25), stating that the heavens and earth were created solely with the intent that the Jewish nation accept the Torah, and they were redeemed from Egypt only so that they could accept the Torah. Counting the days from the second day of Pesach until Shavuos demonstrates our unconditional desire for the Torah, like a man who thirsts for water.
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