Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Dear Rabbi
Dr. Judea Pearl, father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl HY”D, has approached us with a unique request.
Daniel’s birthday is on Simchas Torah and he is asking that we dedicate one Hakafah to his memory.
We all remember how Daniel was Mekadesh Shem Shamayim b’Rabim with the words “my father is a Jew, my mother is a Jew and I am a Jew”.
As such, he has become a symbol of Jewish pride and the indomitable power of the Jewish soul.
His final words before he was R”L murdered were a tangible demonstration of “Koineh Olomo b’Sha’ah Achas.”
This dedication is sure to be well received and will hopefully inspire your community to a heightened level of Jewish pride and identification.
Dr. Pearl has created a special section on his foundation website where he will list all particpating Chabad Houses. There are no financial commitments or other strings attached.
To participate in this project please send an e-mail with your name, name of your Mosad and your City, State, Country to [email protected]
With wishes for a Gut Yom Tov and Hatzlocho in all your Peulos,
Rabbi Moshe Bryski – Agoura Hills, CA
Rabbi Levi Shemtov – Washington, DC
Rabbi Chaim N. Cunin – Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Chaim Block – S. Antonio, TX
Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie – Yorba Linda, CA
Rabbi Hesh Epstein – Columbia, SC
Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor – Bangkok, Thailand
Rabbi Simcha Backman – Glendale, CA
Rabbi Efraim Mintz – Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Yossi Mintz – Redondo Beach, CA
Please note: The Shluchim who signed this letter have had direct contact with Dr. Pearl and are acquainted with his family.
In Israel-chof-bais or outside Israel-chof-gimmel?
Well, his birthday is on Simchat Torah so i guess this is how is came about
it should be mentioned that daniel pearl is a kadosh as well as many others
i agree with number 2
a shliach
is this a scam?????
http://www.danielpearl.org
I think there is avery strong messege in his birthday But dedicating an hakafah were is the geon yakov which sefer haminhagim has ths minhag did we forget how the rebbeh felt when frumeh yiden wanted to do something withe the Seder on Pesach are these shluchim doing thier job or are they touchyfeely kumbayah shluchim its about time we stick to our shlichus the way it was ment to be lets not add custems I personaly will mention it as an horoah but dedicate an hakafah no i am here as a jew in the zchus of his and… Read more »
a nice gesture. an important gesture.
How about standing up and sticking your neck out on the line like he did for things that matter to the Rebbe to Chabad and to Yiddishkeit. Ha? Ha? How bout that for a serious dedication.
Easy to dedicate a dance and and a Lechaim take that a step or two further and learn from this person this saint what it means to be mekadesh shaim shomayim.