Massacre in Mumbai - Moishele cried EEMA! - Jewish Revenge

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When Moishele cried EEMA!

Oceans of tears have been flowing over the last seven days, since we learned of the tragic end to the holy couple of Chabad Mumbai. The pictures of the failed rescue attempt, and the unanswered cry of Eema (mommy) by two year old Moishele who became an orphan on his second birthday, tore our hearts to pieces.

There were no tears left to shed, when Rivki’s father Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg, cried out to say that he will take the place of his murdered children in a rebuilt Chabad House in Mumbai to keep it for little Moishele.

Listening to Rav Ashkenazi break down crying at the funeral, asking G-d WHY? tore away your inner soul. And when Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky called for Jewish revenge, to spread even more light, that will obliterate all forms of darkness. Your adrenaline shot up, running full throttle.

Yes, I was up at 5:00 am to join my community in watching a live feed of the funeral in Kfar Chabad. Lots of tears and broken hearts were very much on display.

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You think and you think and you don’t stop thinking. Why, Why, Why!

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What am I taking away from such a horrifying, heart wrenching and tear flowing happening?

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Some points to ponder:

1) Included in this barbaric massacre was Leibish Teitlebaum a Satmar rabbi from Meah-Shearim, Benzion Kruman a Bobover Chasid, Yocheved Orpaz an Israeli Zionist and Norma Shvarzblat-Rabinovich a Mexican, en-route to Israel.

The only common denominator between all the victims is the fact that all were Jews. To the terrorists it mattered not if you were pro Israel or anti-Zionist. All that mattered was that you are a Jew. An equal opportunity killer, no discriminating.

Like the terrorists, Rabbi Gabi and Rivka Holzberg did not discriminate, everybody was welcome, Chabad, Satmar, Bobov, Zionist, Mexican, Israeli backpacker or diamond merchant. Their home was open to all 24/7, for a cup of coffee, a bed to rest, and free phone calls to home or free access to surf the net. Let alone a Shabbat meal, a Minyan for Mincha or a lecture in the Talmud or Chasidic philosophy.

Just like any other Chabad rabbi anywhere in the world.

2) Little Moishele cries out for Eema! The two year old boy has no clue as to what happened, but he is missing his loving mother. So he cries MOMMY!

We all share that feeling of hopelessness and the knowledge that we have no clue as to why this all is happening, so we all cry out to our father in heaven: Oh, Holy father, how much more do we have to suffer?

Rabbi Lau so brilliantly tied together the cry of MAMMA that he heard in Auschwitz, when children were separated from their mothers. To the 80 year old Chassid who cried out at the Rebbe’s funeral TATTE. To Moishele’s cry of EEMA, as one big cry, that brings us all together in time of excruciating pain.

Like Moishele we must band together and cry out to our father in heaven, tell Him of our pain of this bitter Golus (exile), tell Him that we can’t take it anymore, and demand of a loving father to see the pain of his children as they are longing to be reunited with Him, back home in Jerusalem with the righteous Moshiach.

3) A call for revenge.

A bereaved father is trying to avenge the blood of his children. He will take their place in India to continue running their Chabad House. Nobody will detract him from his mission of spreading the love and the light of Torah.

Like him, proclaims Rabbi Kotlarsky in the name of thousands of Chabad Shluchim and all the Lubavitcher Chasidim: We are out to take Jewish revenge, we will rebuild the Chabad House and we will double our efforts to build more Chabad houses, and we will spread more love and more light, by kindling Shabbat candles, put on Tefillin, and make sure that this coming Chanukah every single Jew in the entire world will light a Chanukah Menorah.

4) Sandra Samuel, the one and only hero, saved Moishele, while she risked her own life.

Although Sandra is not Jewish, she learned from the Holzbergs by living example the love to humanity, she couldn’t think of not rescuing Moishele, possibly at her own life’s expense.

Gabi and Rivki showed by example in their life and sadly also in their death what true self-sacrifice is. It mattered not if you were Jew or gentile, thousands were touched by their kindness and love during their short life, and millions were affected by their martyrs’ death, sanctifying G-d’s name.

5) The Rebbe’s picture in the demolished Chabad House fell from the wall, but did not crack or break.

Perhaps we have fallen, but in no way are we out and defeated. We will gather our strength, get up and continue with the mission the Rebbe has entrusted us. Bring Moshiach closer by adding in goodness and kindness.

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This Shabbat many will visit their local Chabad house. Many will declare: Today I am Chabad. Many will join in song in memory of the Holzbergs. Many will recount their experiences meeting the Holzbergs in Mumbai. And many will recall the thousands of Holzbergs who man the thousands of Chabad houses in every corner of the globe.

Friends, this is not about solidarity with a bereaved movement (which in itself is not a bad thing). This is about doing what Jews are supposed to do as Jews. No matter who you are, and what you believe or don’t believe in. The terrorists and their victims already beat us to it, to let us know, that we are all Jews, and that we are all brothers sand sisters.

So in solidarity with our millions of brothers and sisters all over the world, let’s avenge the blood of our sisters and brothers in Mumbai. Light Shabbat candles this Friday evening (18 minutes before sunset) in their memory. Make Kiddush and have a Shabbat meal with your family. Check in with your local Chabad House and join them for Shabbat services and Kiddush Friday night.

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And in the words of our sages: G-d has promised, if you keep the Shabbat candles alight I will show you the lights of Zion.

May the lights of this holy Shabbat, lit in memory of the holy victims, awaken the holy mercy of our holy father in heaven, to redeem his holy people and bring them forth to the holy city of Jerusalem with our holy redeemer, the righteous Moshiach NOW!

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