JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Roi Asaraf is a popular Tel Aviv barber who together with his brother Idan had enjoyed success in his field as well as in his personal life. Married with two daughters, Roi had little actual connection with religion until the events of Oct. 7th rocked him into a connection with G-d. Roi was at the Nova party together with his wife Yonah when rockets were fired at the party. Impulsively, Roi decided to leave – a decision which saved his life and that of his wife and others in his car.
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One of the first to get out of the Reim compound, Roi saw what appeared to be soldiers on the road. Netanel, who was sitting behind him, screamed: Roi, drive! They’re terrorists. Soon some 20 terrorists fired at his care but he continued to drive while bending his head down, pressing the gas pedal with all his might and crying Shema Yisrael and Shir Hamaalot.
By 11 AM Roi managed to get back to his young daughters in Jerusalem, but he realized that he had received his life miraculously and decided to change his lifestyle. Now Roi sports a kippah, his wife covers her hair and they have adopted a religious lifestyle. Roi wants his story spread around the world, to strengthen other Jews and to praise Hashem for helping him to survive the Oct. 7th massacre.
I only hope that in all my years in this life I can achieve the tikkunim that Roi achieved in a day.
B”H, some one had the good sense to realize that HaShem can do wonders! Great to have him in our fold. May HaShem bless him and his family.
lets hope he can be mekarev many more secular Israelis totally lost from Yahadus and dont even know how to say Shema unlike him. All yeshivas should make reading Rabbi Zohars story we were robbed
heartwarming!
A beautiful story; Boroch Hashem that he and his family, and others in his car were saved!!
There are no atheists in foxholes.