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This was an article written up in the JCOR (JEWISH COMMUNITY OF RHAWNHURST, Philadelphia) in 2004 when an interview with David Hatuel was part of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation (CCHF) Tisha Be'av Program of 2004. Those who participated in the CCHF of that year remember it quite well!
Please read his unbelievable message of Emunah following the brutal massacre of his family.
http://www.jcor.org/OldSite/Kesher_Fall_2004.pdf scroll to page 8
TIKIAH BY David N. Goodstein JCOR
Rosh Hashana 5765
Kesher - Page 8
On Tisha B'Av this year The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation showed a video in Philadelphia's Klein Branch JCC. The same video was shown in hundreds of other locations throughout the world. Always inspiring, it serves to distract from the discomfort of the fast, but it's purpose, as we know is not to ease the fast, but to inspire us to make changes. Poignant stories by gifted speakers provide us with words of inspiration each year. This year there was something extra. An interview with David Hatuel and scenes of the bullet ridden car his pregnant wife, Tali (34) and four daughters, Hila (11), Hadar (9), Roni (7), and Merav (2) were riding in when they were massacred by Arab terrorists. We all heard the news reports of how after killing the mother who was driving, the terrorists walked around the car with four young girls strapped in their seats, and systematically and in cold blood, fired their weapons at point blank range into each of the children. Anger boils in our veins and calls to some of us for retribution. What kind of animals are these that will take the lives of helpless children who had just lost their mother? Who blow up innocent children and civilians on buses? Who sever a captive's head and hold it up as a trophy and then discard it as trash? Is peace possible with such rabble? But, as horrific as that was, the most moving event in the video wasn't the pictures of the car or the images it conjured, it was what Mr. Hatuel said. Two and a half months after the murder of his wife and daughters he said calmly that he thanks the Ribono Shel Olam for the twelve years he had with his family, that they are in a better place.. And that it was the will of Hashem. How many of us could say those words? Isn't it hard enough to thank Hashem for our livelihood and to truly believe that He allocates to us according to our need and merit. Don't we think that if we just worked a little harder or smarter that we could increase our wealth? If we were a little more focused on earning money, a little more competitive, things could be different. What spiritual level must one be on to accept the annihilation of all you love as the will of Hashem? What level of peace must Mr. Hatuel have in his heart? If he can accept such a decree can you imagine how much true love he has for the Ribono Shel Olam? ....
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May the neshoma of Tali Hatuel and her 4 young daughters be elevated.
In Tribute to the Hatuel Family in Only Simchas May 3, 2017
Now 12 years later, David Hatuel is coming to New York. He has remarried and BH is the father of 5. He is coming on a fundraising trip for a beautiful Beit Knesset in memory of his wife Tali and his family. Please be part of this unique opportunity to elevate the Neshomas of these precious souls by being part of a building campaign in their memory.
Go Fund Me https://my.fundme.org.il/en/ca
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Sincerely,
Robin Ticker
Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch. May their memories serve as a blessing.
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