Shaiva at the Palai family home: "These children are holy in the way that God decided to gather them to Him" ​​| Israel today

The Palai family, whose two sons Asher (Oshi) 8 years old and Yaakov 6 years old were murdered in the fatal stampede attack on Friday in Jerusalem, are sitting for seven in the family home in the Ramot neighborhood near the place where the terrible attack happened.

Family members and friends come to comfort the family in the great and heavy grief, wrap the mother Deborah and the children and pray for the recovery of the father of the family, Avraham Noah ben Yehudit, who was injured in the attack and is being ventilated and sedated at Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.

Asher Rabinovitch, a cousin of the murdered children, who was close to them all their short lives, told Israel Hayom: "These are spiritual children, who grew up in a family that educates the children to do good in the world for the will of the Creator and without reckoning. There were nine people in the family, and two of them Unfortunately we were cut short. We ask to pray for the full recovery of the father Avraham Noah ben Yehudit, who was injured in the attack. He is their support. Every Saturday night he goes between all the doors of the neighborhood to collect money for families in need. This is the path that the little children Oshi and Yaakov followed - an education of modesty and a smile. Always in faith.

The pain is that of all the people of Israel

"The first sentence that the mother Deborah said after she learned that the children were murdered was: 'God gave me a gift for a few years and now I make a sacrifice in return for it.'' They say that these children are righteous who were privileged to be a victim. The pain and the brokenness are great and hard to contain in an unimaginable way."

Asher Rabinovich, named after his cousin Oshi, who was murdered in the attack, after his maternal great-grandfather Deborah, added: "We lived next to their house, and the children Oshi and Yaakov were with us. We were like one family. We are broken and hurt, but we know which is for the right purpose. They are a public sacrifice. This is a great correction and the pain is for the entire nation of Israel. The purpose is for the nation of Israel to unite and wake up to be in contact with the Creator."

Jacob's funeral.

Angel children, photo: Oren Ben Hakon

The cousin recounted the moments leading up to the horrific attack: "There was a family joy of seven blessings in Bnei Brak. Some of the children traveled by car and some by bus. As they arrived at the station with the father, the terrorist arrived. The son Tzviki stayed in the family's car and therefore was not hurt, and the son Moishi was slightly injured. They saw difficult sights. Tzviki called his mother to the scene and saw that they performed CPR on his brother. Ushi and Jacob were good children, full of giving, doing mitzvahs with a bag full of mitzvahs in heaven. Angelic children. They received an education that the best thing to do is kindness, mitzvahs and learning Torah. It was deep and rooted in them. They had an amazing character.

"They gave up traveling by car to Bnei Brak and volunteered to travel by bus. The family feels that despite the great pain - there is a right for them, because these children are holy in the way that God decided to gather them to Him. Our message is to be united under faith, that everything is for the best and under private supervision. The break is Big, but we accept the judgment with love. The family is supportive and strong. The family begs all the people of Israel to tear up the sky with prayers and receive good receipts for the treatment of the father of the family, Avraham Noah ben Yehudit, these are critical hours for his treatment and rehabilitation."

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