Friday, April 30, 2021

Miron Tragedy Lag Baomer 5781 update

בקרבי אקדש ועל פני כל העם אכבד

- Hamodia: The names of some of the niftarim in the Meron tragedy were released Friday afternoon. Here 
- Tehilim 16 year old Bachur from Bet Shemesh in extremely critical condition. Please daven for Yosef Ezriel ben Chaya Michal. Went into cardiac arrest in Meron Tragedy.
- Israeli police official reportedly accepts blame for deadly stampede more
- officials said the music played for another 10 minutes from when the tragedy occured as they were not aware of the severity of the unfolding situation that happened so quickly.

Erev Shabbos Death toll at 45 R"L with 10 critical but stable condition 
-Names of some victims released Levayos will take place before shabbos. But authorities say they may not identify all before shabbos.  
List of victims reported by Israeli media Here

-  22 of the bodies were released to kevura and 37 have been positively identified. Out of the 45  niftarim 24 are yeshiva Bochurim.
With the approach of shabbos the last few Levayos are leaving shamgar. Rest of the levayos  will take place motzei shabbos, workers cover the open graves that were dug for the niftarim.
-President Joe Biden called prime minister  Netanyahu to offer his condolences and said the US Embassy will do all it can to help the families of American citizens who lost their lives at Meron

-Some of the niftarim are from the US including a few bachurim, Misaskim notifying families. Several bochurim still missing.

-Most bodies identified at Abu Kabir Forensic institute  but they are not releasing the bodies to the families with 3 hours to shabbos. Knesset members went to intervene.

- BDE: Habochur Yossi Cohen Z”L. (21) from Cleveland son of R' Mikeyl zt"l learming at Mir Yerushalayim.

-BDE: Habachur Menachem Knoblowitz Z”L (22) of Boro Park. He was a Chosson to a girl from Lakewood.

- BDE: Habachur Donny Morris z"l 19 of Teaneck, NJ learning at Shaalavim

- A father Rav Yitzchok Englard of Yerushalayim  identified his 2 children who died in the tragedy Moshe z"l 14 and Yehoshua Z"L  9 years old. 

- El Al Offering Free tickets To First Degree Relatives Of Those Who Passed Away From The Tragedy In Meron

-BDE: Habachur Dovy Strinmetz Z"L 21 from Montreal learning in Mir Yeshiva

-Bde: R' Shragi Gestetner Z"L of Monsey ben R' Chaim from Montreal. Noted singer, Levaya in Yerushalayim at Shamgar 3:00 pm 

- ר' אליעזר צבי יוזעף ז"ל a 26 year old father of 4 a Satmar chasid from Monroe

הבחור יוסף עמרם טאובר ז"ל son of Rav Tzvi Tauber Rosh kollel in Monsey,  learning in Brisk.

-Authorities begin identification of victims  asking family members for any identifying evidence.-
- The narrow exit way from the Toldos Aron Hadlaka area ends at a bottle neck by the steps where the stampede took place creating a human avalanche R"L.  Charedi journalist warned about it in 2018 after the levaya of Rav Wosner when someone died from a stampede.
Thousands still stuck in Meron as not enough buses to bring the crowds back. They hope to get everyone home for shabbos.
-Rav Chaim Kanievsky upon hearing the news said we do not know חשבונות שמים we have to daven 
- Netanyahu and senior ministers went to Miron to the scene.


 


Levayos at Shamgar


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  1. AnonymousApril 30, 2021 at 6:48 AM

    Very sad
    What a horrific tragedy to befall klal yisroel.

    May we all finally wake ourselves up to reality And Hashems Wake up call for serious teshuva and achdus ASAP together so this Coronavirus pandemic mageifa and all future tragedies can come to a final halt.

    I.e. just how bad does a situation have to get for klal yisroel myself included to wake up and FACE REALITY and admit to Hashems Wake up call for serious teshuva and achdus ASAP together as a nation?

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