By Menachem Cohen, COL.org.il
R’ Shimon and Yehudit Rosenberg have grown accustomed to receiving unique phone calls of people sharing sympathies or memories of their daughter and son in law.
Rivky and Rabbi Gabi Holtzberg, the Shluchim murdered in the 2008 terror attack on their Chabad House in Mumbai, India, continue to have a presence in many people’s lives.
Yet, the phone call made Sunday night to the Rosenberg’s home in Afula, was most unique as it was surprising.
Calling was Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. They asked to speak to Moishy Holtzberg, the single child that miraculously survived the brutal murder.
When the phone was passed to the little boy the voice on the line said, “Hi Moishy, this is the Prime Minister speaking.”
Benjamin Netanyahu proceeded to say, “I wish you blessings and success ahead of your entering first grade tomorrow.”
He added, “Moishy, we remember you and we love you. We of course also remember your parents.”
A shy Holtzberg answered, “Thank you” and said he will be going to learn in the Chabad Talmud Torah in the nearby Migdal Haemek.
“Happy and sweet new year,” Moishy then told Netanyahu, as the custom is to greet Jews from the beginning of the month of Elul.
An aide to the Prime Minister later told COL.org.il that Netanyahu had a busy day, beginning with the weekly government meeting in addition to his regular responsibilities.
“But he didn’t want to forgo this phone call. When it started getting dark, he wanted to place the call before Moishy goes to sleep so he stopped what he was doing and called.”
Rabbi Rosenberg, the grandfather and the boy’s guardian, commented: “We were very touched that the Prime Minister didn’t forget Moishy and called.”
moishy is a pure miracle
great PR!
cute kid!
yes he makes decisions that don’t contest with halacha and pikuach nefesh, however i’m not so sure any of the above commentators would do much better in his position… the reason being that theres unfortunately a widespread feeling amongst many israelis, that goes basically like this: we came here (with a big zionist dream) to take over the land and be a “nation like all other nations ( n’ihye ke’chol hagoyim)” (this was the dominating thought amongst the leadership of the hagana, the religious factions of zionism (generaly the mizrachi) had a diferent mistake of “let us make ourselves a… Read more »
Very nice…
Hatzlocho Rabba to Moishy…may Hashem bentch him with only revealed good and much success, and may he be reunited with his parents imminently with the immediate Geulah!!!
He (bibi Netanyahu) is fixing his actions as to his wrong doings of earlier years. (#4 & #6) People can always do teshuvah especially now that we are in the month of Elul where we have the king in the field. Yes he is a prime minister but the years are changing and he is trying his best.
Kol haKavod Mr PM!
Truly inspirational and a message which we should all take to heart.
Parents, call your children no matter where they are and tell them you love them!!!
Don’t take anything for granted!
sorry but that’s poltiicians for you they have people to advise them on these things. #14 how is it a kiddush hashem?
Kol hakavod, Bibi!!
You have a tough job, yet you made time to remember Moishy…
Dearest Moishy- hatzlacha rabba Bekita Alef! Ksiva vechasima tova gam lecha, beH!
sooo beautiful!
SOOOOOO SWEET!
Inspirational
thats very nice of prime minister natanyahu
Indeed you should learn your stuff. Have you never heard of Ulpana? There are a dozen other places that Bibi RECENTLY expelled the Jews [and gave the land away to the arabs], which I don’t recall all the places at the moment.
Have you forgotten Bibi’s speech in front of congress last year where he vowed to congress to offer our land to the Arabs “very generously”?
You are drinking or something….
Is a person only judged on certain stuff? Is that the loving way of the Torah?
We all have good and bad and one doesn’t make us evil and the other awesome. We are all imperfect and should be respected for our good and criticized for our faults.
Give a person his due when it’s time to.
I’m not saying he’s overall good or bad, just there’s a time for each thing.
Bibi used to be pro-giving away… But later he said it was a huge mistake and led to disaster.
big Kidush Hashem!
That’s a very nice thing..
Bibi voted for the expulsion of the Jews from Gush Katif.
mazel tov maia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no words
He’s a good show men !! Who remembers who gave away Chevron many years ago ????
who got the pm to call him is the q?!?!!!!! or he did it since he really wanted to!!!!!
best for israel
Definitely scored Brownie points!
moishy adorable! anly nachas and simchas 🙂
col has an opportunity to remind the pm of the rebbes stance and his responsibility to live up to it
that must have been a very touching phone call. moishy should never and will never be forgotten
benyamin wow!
so beautiful! the boy sure has an extraordinary future in store