Posted on 12/02/2008 1:37:42 PM PST by Nachum
(IsraelNN.com) Rebbetzin Rivkah Holtzberg, the slain Chabad representative in Mumbai who was laid to rest in Jerusalem's Mount of Olives cemetery along with her husband Gavriel on Tuesday evening, was five months pregnant at the time of her murder, according to a report by Yeshiva World News.
Shimon Rosenberg, the grieving father of Rivkah, made the surprise announcement during his eulogy.
Rosenberg and his wife will continue to care for Moshe, the 2 year-old son of Rivkah and Gavriel. The Rosenbergs have acquired an Israeli visa for Sandra Samuel, the Indian nanny whose rescue of the Holtzberg's son was praised as heroic by several rabbis at the Holtzberg's funeral, including former Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau. Samuel will assist the family in caring for Moshe, who is described as having a strong and love and trust for the Indian woman.
Rosenberg, who gave an emotional eulogy for his daughter and son-in-law in the Lubavitcher town of Kfar Chabad, praised the couple for drawing many Jews closer to the Torah and Judaism in life and in death. "Thousands of women on this past erev Shabbat lit candles because of you," Rosenberg cried. "It was Rosh Chodesh (the new month) Kislev. On that day, lights were lit around the world. Those who regularly do not did so for you. You are the cause of this achdut (unity). It must continue!"
According to reports, Rivkah's body was discovered wrapped in a tallit (Jewish prayer shawl). It is believed that her husband Gavriel covered her body as a final act before being executed by his captors.
Like we did the Nazis and Imperial Japanese in World War II, breaking the will of all who supportt them to the point that the very name of their14th century barbaric ideology becomes a hiss and a by-word.
LONG past time.
Sorry, America just voted for appeasement.
You’ll have to wait a while to actually DO anything about terrorism.
Just when I thought this could not be more heartbreaking.
Beyond sad....
Appeasement was mrs. clinton. We went straight to capitulation.
Moshe, the orphan.
It may well be that due to the choice for this misbegotten "change" agent, the Obamanation, what we will be waiting for is to defend our own, in our own communities, with our own weapons.
If it comes to that, we shall be prepared to do so and to make them hurt until LEO or National Guard help arrives, or until we expire in the attempt.
One small correction. They've already brought it to our shores.
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I repeat what I said in post number 3
And the gungrabbers want to make sure that we are at the terrorists’ mercy.
Never Forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it.
— Alexander Hope
Been sayin’ that since day 1. It’ll take a nuclear 9-11 to get there though, and even then there will be an outcry from the left as to what we can do to not make islamo-nuts hate us so much.
Judging by the Nanny’s name..she is probably from Kerala and a Christian. The Church in Kerala dates back to the Apostles and they are quite proud of their long history.
But they intend to bring the killing with a vengence to our shopping malls, our neighborhoods, and ur homes...and in the most horrific ways imaginable.
We best all be prepared...each of us for the times ahead.
Exactly...here in this state, the Gem state, we will do our part and remained armed so we can.
As well they should be.
Agreed. This is sad beyond words. May their families be comforted among the mourners of Zion.
It also does not take away from the similar tragedies suffered by others - but this family's suffering is particularly poignant.
We Southerners have a little bit of a head start on preparation - we're ALREADY saving bacon grease.
The one good thing about this is that baby Moshe will be well cared-for and loved, and not just by his grandparents and other family. This is a community that cares for its own, and most especially for those who are in the greatest need.
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