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Live: Levaya for Sassoon Family

WATCH LIVE: The Levaya for the 7 children of the Sassoon family who perished in a fire on Shabbos taking place in Brooklyn. Full Story, Live

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Mrs. Rechyl Rappaport, 84, OBM

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Put out the fire in your heart.
April 15, 2015 9:46 am

Seize every minute with your children for they r not yours they r gifts from HaShem and they belong to God. We r definitely getting very close to see mashiach. Let’s be ready!! Any fires burning in your heart. Any old resentment from the past towards family and friends? Forgive and let go. This is our wake up call. Pick up the phone and pursue peace. Don’t sit around and cry. Take action. Give these seven pure souls an Aliyah. lets bring mashiach now. It’s in our power. Don’t fight with your husband or kids. Pursue peace at all costs.

Devastation
March 24, 2015 7:03 pm

I hope that this story really inspires others to install and check on their fire detectors..maybe discuss what to do Gd forbid their is a fire. Hope their very precious lives that where lost saves thousands of other precious lives. Please Gd give this family strength to carry on we are all joining in ur sorry , your loss is our loss…. Prayers are being sent their way ….

איחולים לרפואה שלמה לגילה וציפורה
March 24, 2015 4:17 pm

מברברה מרכס, רמת כן, ישראל

the daughter name is tziporah frances
March 24, 2015 3:29 pm

Gayle went to a rav after Tziporah was born to ask him to tell Gabi to add this name and as far as I remember he told Gabi to do it.
it was very important to Gayle because its her mother’s name

IT HURTS!
March 24, 2015 2:57 am

MR AND MRS SASSOON, May Your Seven LITTLE ANGELS REST IN PEACE.

ad mosai -
March 23, 2015 10:14 am

lets add in achdus we need moshiach…..
sign the duch http://www.lubavitchunited.com
AD MOSAI!!!

no words
March 23, 2015 8:18 am

I have no words for this terrible news . lots of strength for everyone involved in this disaster of great magnitude . From Amsterdam, the Netherlands condolences. Steven Aryeh from the NIHS.NL

Unspeakable.
March 23, 2015 5:34 am

Those 7 childrens memory should be kept alive. How many more people have to die in house fires? We get warnings all the time, families wiped out just for not investing in a $10 smoke detector on every floor and maintaining it, but it seems thawt nobody learns the lesson until tragedy strikes. I hope this spurs a movement for safety.

to #26
March 22, 2015 9:40 pm

where’s your bitachon?
these children were obviously very special.
let’s daven that the mother & sis survive.

where's the father ??????????????
March 22, 2015 9:19 pm

boruch dayan emes
my deepest condolences

To 26
March 22, 2015 8:49 pm

Does pointing fingers bring back these kids? Will it heal the mother once she knows about this loss? Point your fingers at a prayer book and pray for the family. That’s where fingers belong

No words to say
March 22, 2015 8:45 pm

The faces of these beautiful kids will be with us forever
Gayle needs our prayers to find the strength to deal with this if that is possible in any way. It’s beyond tragic

My angels z'l
March 22, 2015 7:52 pm

Moshiach now.
my physical cry, my soul cries!
Hashem comfort … am Israel and strength to this father.

oy HASHEM
March 22, 2015 7:01 pm

MOSHIACH NOW ONLY

Bringing it into action!
March 22, 2015 6:51 pm

Is there a place we can donate funds for the family etc?

To 26
March 22, 2015 6:50 pm

Indeed! But then go check the smoke detectors.

B.D.E
March 22, 2015 6:43 pm

So sad!!
We Need Moshiach Now!

TO NUMBER14
March 22, 2015 5:56 pm

this happened because HASHEM ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN!!! poiint the fingers at him!!!!!
HASHEM, HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?????

MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 22, 2015 5:42 pm

May these be the last tears in golus!!!!

Bde 7 kids!
March 22, 2015 5:01 pm

My mother told me it started from the blech. Moshach now ad Mossi,!!!!!!!!!!

Unbelievable
March 22, 2015 4:57 pm

So tragic, but I’m glad I was able to watch. Thanks for the live broadcast

I feel so bad
March 22, 2015 4:46 pm

May they rest in peace

Devastated
March 22, 2015 4:43 pm

I can’t stop crying.

Wake up call to jewish people
March 22, 2015 4:37 pm

Improve on yourself, make hachlatas

to #5
March 22, 2015 4:29 pm

Are u sure?

Names
March 22, 2015 4:25 pm

They announce at levaya hook up names are Gila bas Frances and tzipora bas Gila … Refuah sheleima MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!

Kol hashveein chavivin
March 22, 2015 3:49 pm

Omg 7 kids 7th day day of rest while they were resting

my heart is shattered
March 22, 2015 3:16 pm

Is there a live hookup ?

Storm The Heavens
March 22, 2015 3:02 pm

Silence in the face of such tragedies is NOT a virtue.If we beleive in the power of Tefillah we must all scream to Hashem
Ad Mosai!, When the Yidden did not stop screaming they finally left Mitzrayim.The Rebbe told us to do it ,so DO it! Let us not just be content with writing on col.Enough said!I am heading for my pushka and my siddur

Smoke Detectors
March 22, 2015 2:52 pm

If you don’t have one. This is the wake up call. If you have one, put in fresh batteries

peace peace peace peace peace
March 22, 2015 2:37 pm

shalom shalom shalom ………..
when we see all this horror we MUST do everything in our power to run from fights – even it we know we are right- run like from fire!
If someone is having a personal issue – DO NOT get involved with taking sides…….your taking sides only feeds the flames,
Flames emanating from fights destroys also!!!

may they rest in peace
March 22, 2015 2:28 pm

We need Moshiach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

psak: correct name is GILSOM GILA GAYLE bat TZIPORAH FRANCES
March 22, 2015 2:24 pm

The family’s Rav, Rav Cherba, has directed that for Gayle (THE MOTHER) all names be used that she is known by. Rav Cherba’s psak is to use these names: GILSOM GILA GAYLE bat TZIPORAH FRANCES and the daughter is TZIPORAH bat GAYLE She is named for her grandmother GILSOM (Arabic—a Syrian name) as are many of her cousins. Her husband calls her Gila. Her friends call her Gayle and her mother is Tziporah but everyone calls her by Frances. So if you want the most for your Tehillim readings go by Rav Cherba’s psak and use these: GILSOM GILA GAYLE… Read more »

A big stab in our hearts
March 22, 2015 2:06 pm

So terrible. Utterly terrible. Last night I asked my husband what can we do? My daughter cried, my son was shocked, what is going on the HASHEM does this ?
May they rest in peace.
Chana simcha

reena montreal
March 22, 2015 2:04 pm

no words just tears!

Oyy
March 22, 2015 1:34 pm

Bde this is so sad ad mosai

Fathers name for tehillem
March 22, 2015 1:00 pm

What’s the fathers full name for tehillem for his sanity and strength to face this horror?

Oyyyy
March 22, 2015 12:12 pm

Feels like a stab wound to the heart.

D. Lipsh / Beit Shemesh Israel
March 22, 2015 11:48 am

This is a tragedy of unbelievably horrific proportions…my stomach is physically nauseous looking at this photo….these children’s faces…. all dead. The pain is excruciating. Once again, after the initial utter shock and disbelief, I can feel myself go into that way too familiar automatic ‘numb-like’ self-protective mode, feeling it slowly enclosing around my heart. Once again I hear the hushed tones of strangers whispering; ‘we don’t ask questions’…’we cannot possibly understand’… ‘we are but a piece in G-D’s puzzle’….’they were holy souls’ etc..etc. Once again we scream out AD -MATI? UNTIL WHEN?!!! …and once again…we are answered by silence in… Read more »

Zalmy Schapiro
March 22, 2015 11:38 am

wow we should on him many many more goodness and kindness and more good news we Moshaich now

There Are No Words
March 22, 2015 11:02 am

Is there a fund set up to help the family with funeral expenses etc?

Any live hook up?
March 22, 2015 10:57 am

Is there any live hook up for out of towners?

:( oy
March 22, 2015 10:30 am

🙁

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