Yeshiva Head Shares Moving Account of Survivor's Gratitude
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Rabbi Elad Baruch, head of a yeshiva in Ma'alot, shared a moving story with students about a survivor who recited a blessing of gratitude for his life after a disaster. The student told the Rabbi, "I received my life as a gift." Rabbi Baruch also highlighted the students' unity and mutual support during the crisis. He praised their actions as an example of exceptional bravery.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yeshiva head Rabbi Elad Baruch shared a survivor's story of receiving life as a gift.
- The survivor recited the blessing Shehecheyanu after putting on tefillin in the hospital.
- Rabbi Baruch described the students' unity and mutual support during the disaster.
- Students actively helped keep a teacher awake during the crisis.
- The Rosh Yeshiva praised the students' conduct as extraordinary bravery.
Rabbi Elad Baruch, the head of the secondary yeshiva in Ma'alot, shared a deeply emotional account with his students following a recent tragedy that affected the institution. He recounted a visit to Ziv Hospital in Tzfat, where he met one of the students who survived the disaster. The student requested to put on tefillin, and during the ritual, he wept. "He told me: 'I need to recite the blessing Shehecheyanu,'" Rabbi Baruch relayed. "His father cried, and I cried." When asked why he wanted to say the blessing, the student replied, "I received my life as a gift." Rabbi Baruch also described the mutual support shown by the students during the crisis, noting their unity and how they helped each other. He mentioned that students even worked to keep one of the teachers awake, urging him, "Don't fall asleep!" The Rosh Yeshiva told his students that their conduct during the incident was an expression of extraordinary bravery.