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The untimely passing of father-of-7 Avraham Gelbman was widely reported on last week byJewish news publications around the world. Readers were moved by the tragedy: Avraham was a Hatzolah and ZAKA volunteer who for years had dedicated himself to responding to emergency situations and saving lives. In a shocking twist, he had a heart attack while driving and passed away in a car crash. He was announced dead at the scene. The Beit Shemesh and Hatzolah communities were deeply shaken.
 

Campaign Aims to Restore What Was Lost in Devastating School Fire
By Avi Shiff
South Fallsburg.
The name itself conjures up images of a self-contained shtetel, a secluded community perpetuating the timeless mesorah of its founder.
The name represents Torah being lived and taught in purity in the serene and invigorating atmosphere of the Catskill Mountains.
The founding rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe of South Fallsburg, NY, was Rav Tzvi Abba Gorelick zt”l, who lived a life largely away from the limelight, with few people gaining a glimpse of the true greatness of a person who gave up so much physically and materially to bring about kevod Shomayim. Later he was joined by ybl”c Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlit”a.

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A chilly February morning. A young man wakes and opens his closet. His hands trace the fabric of his garments, hoping to find something in particular: A suit suitable for his wedding. But the suit has not materialized overnight. Nor have the invitations, the hall, or gowns for his sisters. An apartment to rent lies of his reach, hosting sheva brachos remains an impossibility. Everyone in the family pulls together what they can, but time and time again, they fall short. This is the life of Uriel Brohm.

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It was a quiet winter morning this month when 42-year-old Eyal Zuckerman returned from shul feeling ill. He was a generally healthy man and had no major reason for concern. He laid down in bed, and asked his 12-year-old son Hillel to bring him a glass of water. The young boy returned to find his father purple and motionless. What began as a regular day began to spiral into chaos. Emergency responders were called, and Eyal’s death was announced. That was the moment everything changed.
Shocked members of the Tzfat community gathered for the levaya. 

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It was a few hours before the entrance of shabbos just over a week ago, as 20-year-old Israeli Neriah Or, his sister, and his kallah finished up a tour of kivrei tzaddikim in the Ukraine. They were in a car on the way to Uman, when the unthinkable happened: A head on collision left their car flipped over, and a Ukrainian passenger in the other car dead. 
In the chaos that followed, all three Israelis were taken to jail. The two young women were released, but Neriah is still being held. He reportedly used his one available phone call to reach his father in Jerusalem. He explained the severity of the situation before the call was disconnected, leaving in the Or family is a state of shock and distress. No one has been able to contact Neriah since.

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A look into the diary of a young woman whose second child has sent her on an unexpected journey of pain, fear, and determination.
 
September 15, 2019 – 7am
 
I am in labor, things are picking up speed, and the time has come for us to go to the hospital to meet our second child! We know from scans that she will be a little girl. We are so excited to meet our princess, and to introduce her to her older brother.
 

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Chaim Ehrenfeld’s health journey was already a tough one. After years of fighting liver cirrhosis, he was finally approved for a transplant. The organs were accepted and it looked like everything was on its way up. Until, remember family and friends,  he began behaving differently. Before long it was clear that a nightmare scenario had taken place: toxins had travelled to his brain, and he would be brain-damaged for life.
 

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At a recent event in Jerusalem, beloved speaker Yemima Mizrachi told a heartwrenching story of an off-the-Derech man who was tragically killed at a young age. The man’s mother, comforted by Mizrachi at the shiva, recalled an event early in life when the boy was humiliated by a teacher: “That was the day my son was murdered.” The Rabbanit’s painful words rung out through the hall. “Today’s generation is being murdered by shame.” 

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Rav Yitzchok Sheiner, Rosh Yeshiva of Kaminetz in the Geulah neighborhood of Jerusalem, released a video to the public this week on behalf of a poor family. Years ago, maggid shiur Yitzchok Aaron Yavrov a”h was a close & beloved talmid of Rav Sheiner. Tragically, Yavrov passed away, leaving behind a widow and ten children. Since then the family has struggled in poverty. In keeping with his father’s legacy of Torah learning, son Avraham Moshe also learned in the Kamenetz yeshiva. Rav Sheiner himself describes Avraham as a ‘prized student,’ and talmid chacham in this heartfelt letter to Jews everywhere: