To The Editor:
I remember that there was a period a few years ago when
tragedies in which young men and women passed away happened
one after the other. Some people asked Maran HaRav Shach,
shlita, what they should do when such misfortunes take
place. The Rosh Yeshiva prompted them to be careful to
bench bircas hamozone while following inside a
siddur. Maran's guidance was well publicized at the
time.
Today we should again publicize this guidance once again,
since lately we are suffering so many similar tragedies,
Rachmono litzlan. We can not top the advice of
gedolei hador. (See HaSaraf MiBrisk by S.M.
Wallach, pg. 487, which cites that HaRav Yehoshua Leib Diskin
[the Maharil Diskin] advised a woman who had become bereaved
from her children to bench while looking inside a
siddur. As a result, she did not lose any further
children.) May we not experience any additional hardships and
may all of Klal Yisroel have an eternal
yeshuah, with Hashem's help.
A.R.B.
Ashdod
