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The imagery is almost too painful to be true:
 
A group of small children walk into what was once their bedroom. The walls are black from floor to ceiling. The beds are burnt to ash. Stuffed animals, books, and pajamas are charred beyond recognition. Their eyes fill with tears.
The night before, a young couple and eight children stood shivering on the sidewalk in the Beis Yisroel neighborhood of Jerusalem. A fire, the cause of which is unknown, burnt the Chalili family’s home to the ground. They were powerless to do anything but watch.

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It was a shabbos morning last month, and the 5 Chayun children were still in bed. Suddenly, they were woken by the sound of slamming doors and rushing feet. One child peeked out from their bedroom door to see Hatzolah volunteers, their equipment in tow. They were confused: “Abba, what is going on?”
Yosef, their father, was at a loss.
Their mother Sima, a healthy young woman, had died in her sleep.
After agonizing attempts to resuscitate the young woman, medics announced that she was gone. Yosef, still reeling from shock, gathered his children, the eldest of whom is 9, and told them the news.

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Five children’s lives were changed forever this month, when their mother Sima Chayun went to sleep on Friday night, and never woke up. Sima had no health issues, and her passing came as a complete shock.
No news coverage or speculative account is more accurate, or more moving, than that of Sima’s own children:
Tzivia, age 9: 
“On Shabbos, 3 weeks ago, my mother went to sleep. On Shabbos morning, she didn’t wake up.
She was healthy, and suddenly she passed away.” 
Racheli, age 7: 
“On Shabbos morning there was so much noise, of the Hatzalah paramedics who came to help.
So I got up, and I was scared. Why?My father got us all together in the room and told us that Mommy had died. 

Rabbi Royi Gabay, a father of 5 children, and the Rabbi of Menuchat Shalom (Azrad) Synagogue is a beloved fixture of the Flatbush community who has influenced the lives of hundreds of people for the better.
6 months ago, a tumor was discovered on Rabbi Gabay’s neck. After a battery of tests and procedures, the 33-year-old rabbi was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC). The doctors stated that it is crucial to begin proton radiation treatments immediately, saying that a 6-week regiment on the treatments is needed to save his life.
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Many are familiar with a seemingly harmless meme that makes the rounds on Whatsapp each year: “Imagine if your phone was about to die, and then it lasted 8 days,” it says, setting up the joke. “Now you understand Chanukah.”

As those with a deeper understanding of Jewish history know, however, Chanukah is about much, much more than a small amount of oil lasting for longer than expected. At its heart the Chanukah story is about Torah, and the preservation of its mitzvos against all odds and in the face of persecution. Though we all rightly enjoy fried foods and beautiful views this week, the best way to celebrate Chanukah is to attach oneself to the mitzvos of the Torah. To see how to do that best, we look to the gedolim.

“Chaim Mordechai,
You are a gibor (strong one).
Just wait, everything will pass.
Chaim Mordechai,
My little angel.”
These are just a few lines of the achingly beautiful song written by Yehoshua Klepner for his three-year-old son. Chaim Mordechai, also known as Motty, has experienced the unimaginable in his brief life. Born with a heart defect, Motty underwent heart surgery as an infant. The surgery was unsuccessful, and his parents were told that he would not survive. After being placed on a respirator, however, a ‘miracle’ occurred: The baby’s heart began to beat again.

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A father and nine children shuffled timidly into the home & offices of Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak early last week, in attempts to provide them with ‘chizuk.’ Father Moshe Toledano had just experienced each family’s worst nightmare: The untimely passing of mother Meirav. Meirav was expecting her ninth children last year when she was diagnosed with cancer. Recently, her health declined rapidly. Three weeks ago, the children were called to the hospital to say their goodbyes. One and a half weeks ago, she passed away at the age of 44.
The Toledano family was, as can be assumed, left in a state of shock and devastation. They were brought to the Kanievsky home in hopes that the Rav may have some words to strengthen them during this time of suffering.

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Yechiel Veiner wants a lot of things. He wants to have a family. To have a home. Right now, most of all, Veiner wants to have his leg.
For those who have always had their limbs and have never faced the threat of amputation, a leg may be taken for granted. The ability to walk, to be independent, to go up and down stairs, and to be seen as an equal peer by other adults may be your reality. Yechiel, however, is living in another world: For years, he has suffered from an infection which has left him wheelchair-bound. Recently, however, there has been a new urgent development.The infection has reached his bones, and if he is unable to receive expensive medical treatment, doctors will be forced to amputate.

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Ofakim, a town in Southern Israel, is home to a sizeable yet tight-knit community of frum Jews. One of the community’s most beloved and respected members is talmid chacham Rabbi Yehuda Politansky, a man in his fifties known for being a talmid of Rav Shimshon Pinkus zt”l.
To many, the Politanskys seemed to have it all: children, Torah, and prestige. In 2017, however, their lives began to spiral out onto a path they could have never anticipated.