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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: muman613 on March 03, 2013, 03:30:19 PM
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When a Jew hears of the death of another, while we are in mourning for our fellows misfortune we also remember that Hashem is the ultimate and True Judge. We must bless Hashem, both in good times and in bad times, and we say 'Baruch Dayan HaEmet'.
Today we must say this in respect for the loss of an Orthodox Jewish couple who were killed in a car crash while trying to get to the hospital.. It is a tragedy...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Expectant-parents-die-in-NY-crash-infant-survives-4324177.php
NEW YORK (AP) — A young couple expecting their first child were on their way to a hospital early Sunday when the car they were riding in was hit, killing them both, but their baby boy was born prematurely and survived, authorities said.
The driver of a BMW slammed into the car carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, at an intersection in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, said Isaac Abraham, a neighbor of Raizy Glauber’s parents who lives two blocks from the scene of the crash.
Raizy Glauber was thrown from the car and her body landed under a parked tractor-trailer, said witnesses who came to the scene after the crash. Both of the Glaubers were pronounced dead at hospitals, police said, and both died of blunt-force trauma, the medical examiner said.
Their infant son was in serious condition, said Abraham, and the driver of their car was in stable condition, police said.
Both the driver of the BMW and a passenger fled and were being sought, police said.
Photos taken after the accident showed both cars mangled and the front end of the BMW crumpled. Issac said the Glaubers called a car service because they didn’t own a car, which is common for New Yorkers.
It’s not clear why they were headed to the hospital. Abraham had said earlier Sunday that the couple was going there for the child’s birth, but police would only say the trip was related to Raizy Glauber’s pregnancy.
Abraham later added that members of the Orthodox Jewish community that Glaubers belonged to had called the car service and were told that a car was called for and the destination was a hospital.
Abraham often speaks publicly for the different sects in the ultra-orthodox community, which has strict rules governing clothing, social customs and interaction with the outside world. Men wear dark clothing that includes a long coat and a fedora-type hat and often have long beards and ear locks.
Abraham called the couple’s death “a tragedy beyond (belief) just coming off a joyous holiday as Purim” as they were getting ready to welcome their first child.
A funeral for the Glaubers was planned for Sunday afternoon. Jewish law calls for burial of the dead as soon as possible.
Brooklyn is home to the largest community of ultra-orthodox Jews outside Israel, more than 250,000.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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G-d bless there souls and the souls of there friends and family....
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http://m.chabad.org/m/article_cdo/aid/1580673
In Judaism, when we hear about a death, the response we are to give is: Baruch Dayan HaEmet. Blessed is the True Judge. Over the years I have struggled with this response. I really have. There are times it seems appropriate, other times when it is hard to swallow.
When my elderly grandfather passed on, I had no problem reciting these words. He had lived a full life. He had been there for his children and his grandchildren, and even had the merit to meet some of his great-grandchildren. This is how life is supposed to go. We, the great-grandchildren, mourning the loss of our elder. Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
But what about when it is the great-grandparents mourning their great-grandchildren? When it is a three-month-old baby in Israel with her throat slashed by a terrorist, or a two-year-old orphaned on his birthday in Mumbai, or the siblings of a nine-year-old brother in Brooklyn. And the list goes on.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet. Blessed is the True Judge.
It is hard to say. But really, is there anything else to say?
When things make sense, when things go in the natural order, it is easy to leave G‑d out of it. But when they don’t—when they tragically and incomprehensibly go in a different direction—as hard as it may be, there is only one thing we can rely on. That this is not natural. This is not something that makes sense. This is only something that our Creator can understand. And we have no option but to trust that somehow, some way, there is a reason and meaning to this.
One of the most powerful moments in my journey in Judaism came about in a conversation regarding the murder of fifteen-year-old Marc. I was in Israel, studying for the year, and had become much more connected to my Judaism. I was loving the learning, the meaning, the lifestyle. But I just couldn’t get past my difficulty in connecting to a G‑d who would allow tragedy to happen. A G‑d who allowed Marc to be shot in the back, devastating family and friends forever.
I sat there one night debating this with a friend. I emphatically said that there was no way I wanted to live in a world, or believe in a G‑d, that would allow an innocent child to be callously murdered. My friend looked me right in the eye and responded that she didn’t want to live in a world where that excuse for a human being, that murderer, was more powerful than her G‑d.
It hit me. It was so true. I also don’t want to live in a world where my G‑d is not greater than these monsters. Does it help me understand why these things happen? No. But who said we can ever understand? We can’t. But we can believe that despicable tragedies will not go unpunished. That they will not be forgotten. And that one day—G‑d willing, immediately—we will no longer suffer like this, for our exile will be over.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
Blessed is the True Judge.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiyrIiK_dp0
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:'( :'( :'(
If the premature child survives may find strength when he is older to be a righteous Jew to bring about the coming of moshiach if it hasn't happened yet.
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horrible. but at least the kid lived.
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:'(
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:'( :'( :'(
If the premature child survives may find strength when he is older to be a righteous Jew to bring about the coming of moshiach if it hasn't happened yet.
Amen... I cannot believe how things just come out of nowhere and take good people away. The child should grow to be a strong Jew, with the traits of moshiach.
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http://news.yahoo.com/baby-born-parents-killed-nyc-crash-dies-132110149.html
The baby has died
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May they find comfort in Heaven all of them... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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An update.
The murdered who did this is now in police custody.
The killer of this family- the parents and their baby- had apparently killed before. He had been imprisoned in the past for some type of manslaughter and later for DUI.
And he was out in the street, driving in a neighborhood where he didn't belong. Now he says that he was speeding because someone was chasing after him in another car, trying to shoot him. So he says he is running for his life at 60 mph, sure. How in he world can someone with a criminal list be freely driving in the streets. Just sick.
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Maybe his picture could be a little smaller? What a wicked thing he did, and he probably doesn't even realize what he did or takes responsibility for it. It would have been best for the world if this guy stayed in prison, it would have saved lives.
It is stories like this which cause a person to ask questions, very difficult questions...
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I am sorry, that was the first picture I found online. He looks like an evil thug. Now he will really spend the rest of his life in prison, where he should have been.
It is painful knowing that is it too late.
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What a sad situation... May the family rest in peace...
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si senior. He didn't know they were dead when he ran off. then he came back and ran again.
I think he's still hiding.
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An update.
The murdered who did this is now in police custody.
The killer of this family- the parents and their baby- had apparently killed before. He had been imprisoned in the past for some type of manslaughter and later for DUI.
And he was out in the street, driving in a neighborhood where he didn't belong. Now he says that he was speeding because someone was chasing after him in another car, trying to shoot him. So he says he is running for his life at 60 mph, sure. How in he world can someone with a criminal list be freely driving in the streets. Just sick.
(http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H.oweLonxlgS13t6JFF.zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00NTA7cT03OTt3PTM2MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-06T231509Z_1_CBRE9251SLD00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ACCIDENT-BABY.JPG)
Indeed, this is a senseless tragedy that could easily have been prevented if the Criminal Justice system wasn't poisoned by leftists and RINO's.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the couple and the baby.