Mazal Tov!
The Jewish People have been invited to the wedding of
Ariel Bigel to Sarah Tichyeh Litman!
Binyanei haUmah, Jerusalem at 10:30 pm tomorrow (Thursday, November 26th, 2015)
Yaakov Litman Hy”d, the kalah’s father, and Netanel Litman Hy”d, her brother, were taken from us by the a terrorist’s hand while on the way to the chasan’s aufruf.
The words gracing the top of the invitation “Hisna’ari! mei’afar qumi!…. Awaken! Rise from the dust…” are part of a longer stretch of Lekha Dodi that have brought tears to my eye every Friday night since the Henkin’s murder on Sukkos, and the Royal City has been living in turmoil.
| Sanctuary of the king, royal city, | מקדש מלך, עיר מלוכה, |
| Arise! Leave from the midst of the turmoil! | קומי! צאי מתוך ההפכה! |
| Long enough have you sat in the valley of tears | רב לך שבת בעמק הבכא, |
| And He will take great pity upon you compassionately. | והוא יחמול עליך חמלה. |
| Awaken! Rise from the dust! | התנערי! מעפר קומי! |
| Dress in your garments of splendor — my people. | לבשי בגדי תפארתך — עמי. |
| By the hand of Yishai’s son, the Bethlehemite, | על יד בן ישי, בית הלחמי, |
| Draw near to my soul, her redeemer! | קרבה אל נפשי גאלה. |
| Let’s go, my beloved, to meet the bride… | לכה דודי לקראת כלה… |
During the day, Yeshivat Ashreinu, where Ezra Schwartz Hy”d was learning, is hosting in his memory learning for boys in “gap year” programs from across the country.
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