Jerusalem Post, Yeshiva World News
The names were released Tuesday afternoon of the four victims – three dual US-Israeli nationals and one British-Israeli citizen – murdered in the terror attack at a synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof.
Rabbi Aryeh Kopinsky, 43, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, 68, and Rabbi Kalman Levine, 55, all from the Har Nof neighborhood were identified along with Rabbi Moshe Twersky, 59, as victims murdered by two Palestinian terrorists.
Kopinsky, Levine and Twersky held dual US-Israeli citizenship after making aliya from America. Goldberg, a British-Israeli national, immigrated to Israel from Britain.
Funerals for the four were to be held Tuesday afternoon.
Rabbi Aryeh Kopinsky HY”D, 43, was a US citizen. He was a regular at the minyan where the attack occurred. The family has known tragedy as Rav Aryeh’s 13-year-old daughter, Chaya Chana was niftar 3 years ago in her sleep. Rav Aryeh was known as a man of chessed and ran a gemach. He was known to never refuse anyone seeking assistance in any form, always seeking ways to assist others. His oldest son learns in Yeshiva Gaon Yaakov in Bnei Brak, headed by Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita.
Rabbi Kalman Ze’ev Levine HY”D, 55, was born in the United States. After getting married he devoted his time to kollel in Har Nof. Relatives describe him as one who was always happy and upbeat. He was makpid to be mesamayach chosson and kallah when he attended weddings. His family was dear to his heart and he made a point of participating in all family events.
Rav Kalman attended the Lev Avraham Kollel in Meah Shearim and the evening kollel in the shul, Kehillas Bnei Torah. He was known stop learning at 10:27 to have several minutes to prepare for maariv to enable himself to daven as he felt one must with proper Kavanah.
He is survived by 10 children, some still unmarried.
HaRav Moshe Twersky HY”D, 60, was a steady participant in the minyan for the past seven years or so. He was Rosh Kollel Yeshivas Toras Moshe. Originally from Boston, he was the dean of the English-speaking Torat Moshe yeshiva. He was the elder son of renowned rabbi and author Rabbi Yitzhak (Isadore) Twersky of Boston, and a grandson of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, one of the principle philosophers and founders of the Modern Orthodox movement and a son-in-law of Rav Abba Berman ZT”L. The rabbi was a US citizen. He is survived by Rebbetzin Bashy, who is a prominent teacher in Hadar seminary, and their five children.
Twersky lived in the Har Nof neighborhood close to the “Kehilat Yaakov” synagogue where the terror attack was carried out.
Rabbi Avraham Goldberg HY”D, 68, was born in Britain. He made aliyah in 1991. He usually was makpid to daven neitz and he was among those in the shul when the attack occurred. He was an educational advisor in the chareidi community.
Friends explain he was committed to the time he dedicated to limud, and always exerted himself to advance in his comprehension of his limud. He is survived by his wife and six children.
There are reportedly 26 orphans as a result of the terror attack.
Eight other people were wounded in the attack, including two police officers.
According to police, the two suspected Palestinian terrorists, armed with a gun and axes, attacked worshipers after entering the “Kehilat Yaakov” synagogue on Agasi Street in the capital’s Har Nof neighborhood. Two police officers quickly arrived to the scene and exchanged fire with the suspects, killing them.
Palestinian sources reported that the two suspects from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukabaer were cousins.
The attack marks the latest incident in a flare of violence that has surged over the past few weeks in Jerusalem.
Israeli leaders have condemned Tuesday’s deadly attack as have Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
We need Mashiach!!!!
When?????
When all this will stop?!?!?!!?
We need Mashiach like never before!!!
Anyone have names of those wounded in today’s attack for Tehillim??
asher tamid anei hashem elokecho bo
Hakol kol yakov. Vehayodayim ydei eisov. Hasem. Ad Mosai
26 orphans left..26 the gematria for hashems name..such a loss and tradgedy that we feel..only hashems work at hand and his will.. Baruch Dayan Haemet..
No more making peace with Arabs. No more giving back land. No more releasing terrorist prisoners .. NO MORE Golus! Hashem Hashem Rachem aleinu! We are your children ! Come back to embrace us! These tragedies are horrific !! No more Bloodshed only during the offering of the karbanos Animal Karbanos NOT human beings and especially not your children r”l. Dalai Golus! Moshiach Immediately NOW!
עד מתי רבונו של עולם יהודים יקרים בעלי חסד למדנים הלכו לבית הכנסת להתפלל עם התפילין והטליטות נרצחו על ידי בני עולה הקבה רחם נא עך בניך והוציאם מעבדות מהגלות המרה הזאת לדאולה האמיתית בביאת משיח צדקינו
brooklyn isnt any more safer!
im sorry but the lubavitcher rebbe was right
what makes you think your safer elsewhere? people are murdered in america, france, canda and many other countries
its part of hashems plan
the rebbe said that eretz yisroel is the safets place
this shows us how near we are to the coming of moshiach
Anyone have names of those wounded in today’s attack for Tehillim??
Rebbenu Yoel said that there will b a time that it will b so unsafe 4 yidden 2 live in the holy land. Israel isn’t a safe place 4 yidden not @ all. Bklyn is a lot safer.
I used to live in Boston and this tragedy has really struck home. For anyone who is reading this should remember that we all have to take a lesson from this. Maybe take something new upon ourselves or have have more cavanah in something we already do. And may this all end with Mashiach Bmheira Biyameinu.
how much more can we take, why why
This is what I felt as a human being, a jew and a citizen of Israel. The fact that these pure souls were murdered for being who they are and carrying their everyday life rutine is too devestating.we shall light a candle for them.
Rabbi Twersky Hay”d was also the grandson Of Harav Solovaichik Za”l
“He and Obama should have the same end as these innocent holy undeserving people did!” How anyone can speak such lashon hara in the wake of a tragedy driven by hatred is such a chillul Hashem. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
This is big tragedy, may Hashem punish whoever behind this
The story that he stopped at 10:27 pm, was that he would put down for the kolels “shmiras sdarim” that he stopped three minutes early so he would get a smaller stipend, and the rosh kolel had to fight with him to convince him that he was still deserving of the FULL stipend.The idea was to bring out his hakpada on gezel.
Where is Obama? Why is he quiet? He is still vacationing
Who gives a darn what Kerry thinks! He and Obama should have the same end as these innocent holy undeserving people did! Obama supports these terrorists financially and therefore has a hand in each such tragedy. If he told the Arabs there is absolutely no money coming. From America as long as there are such attacks it would make ALL THE DIFFERENCE! But he is one of them himself and is with them
Very touching poem
May you write poems only to express our hakoras hatov for our many revealed blessings from now on
four lives once vibrant,
living breathing alive
four lives cruely snatched
right before our eyes
four beautiful stories
crushed, smuthered,and torn
family, friends, and strangers
cannot stop to mourn
a once white tallis is now red
pools of blood on the floor
each one died al kidush hashem
but for the pain there is no cure
hashem listen to your children scream
pain stabbing at our heart
ki’ish echad bleiv echad
grant us moshiach, a brand new start
gee that must have been rough for kerry
moshe twersky was also the grandson of the talner rebbe of boston