COLlive and Chabad.org
President Barack Obama is in attendance for an evening vigil in Newtown, Conn. Sunday evening to mourn with a town still seeking to comprehend the unimaginable massacre of its children and teachers.
Obama arrived in Newtown around 5:20 p.m. Sunday. The interfaith memorial service included prayers by a Rabbi among other clergy.
Twenty-six candles are clustered in front of the stage in the school auditorium for the service, which is expected to last two hours.
In attendance are Head Shliach to Connecticut Rabbi Yisrael Deren and Shliach Rabbi Sholom Deitsch, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Ridgefield, located near Newtown.
Before meeting with President Obama, the Shluchim helped Lenny Pozner, the father of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, the youngest victim, put on Tefillin.
On Saturday night, Rabbi Deitsch returned to Newtown’s one-story fire house, and surrounded by community members lit a menorah commemorating the eighth and final day of Chanukah, in memory of all who were slain.
On Friday, Deitsch had joined officials and counselors at the fire house to help anxious relatives who were awaiting news about the attack. Governor Dannel P. Malloy said, “Rabbi, today is Chanukah, it was supposed to be a brighter day.”
Deitsch tried to share some words of inspiration with the governor. “Chanukah is a time that light overpowers the darkness,” he said. “We will get through this as a community,” he continued, “but for the families, the tragedy is unfathomable. We will be there for them.”
Or is it only his father?
Whether we are Reform, Lubavitch, or Whatnot, we should support ALL of the victims. The senseless murder of one child isn’t any less horrific than the senseless murder of another child who happens to share our religion and/or ethnicity.
at a time like this, no matter if you aree reform, lubavitch or what not, we all have to support the victims that were jewish..
this brought tears to my eyes
why are you blasting someone. If you need you can say what you believe is right, but at a time like this, is not a time to be self-righteous. We should look at people who we think need to be corrected and do it in a decent way.
Please understand I was not seeing the kibbud the family deserved on any frum website and I was angry about it. I was not nitpicking. I had made my point and decided enough is enough so I didn’t keep posting. I see frum people ignore the Conservatives and the Reforms and it is uncalled for, even more so when there is a tragedy so I jumped. B’H I see Kavod being given properly on many Jewish sites this afternoon in so many ways. Frum Yidden have driven miles and came in groves to pay proper respect and Kibud today as… Read more »
you must like to just nitpick and complain. I went on this site that you post and it said ZILCH about any levaye or any other complaint you had! It was clearly stated that the levaye was on Monday, so if you truly have so much ahavas yisroel and want to say Tehillim, why don’t you just GO AHEAD AND SAY TEHILLIM!!!! for crying out loud, do you have to know the exact minute of the levaye in order to say Tehillim????? Give me a break, you are just a complainer
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Anyone know Noah’s fathers Hebrew name ?
We acknowledge the thoughtful deed of our Noahide friend David Egorov (far left in photo), who provided President Obama and Governor Malloy each with a copy of the booklet “Prayers, Blessings, Principles of Faith, and Divine Service for Noahides” (4th Edition), published by Ask Noah International:
asknoah.org/books/prayers-blessings-for-noahides
This is about the people that were slaughtered. There is a Jewish family grieving for their son now. Thier daughter, a twin to the boy that was killed was saved by being in another class. Where is the information on the Levaya being held tomorrow? No matter if this child was Orthodox, Conservative or Reform he and his family deserve our respect and attention for thier loss. Why are we not being encouraged to recite Tehillim for this boy and his family while the Levaya is happening? I have poured over the internet for information on the Levaya and found… Read more »