JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: In a terrible tragedy which occurred in Morocco on Friday, five charedi Jews from Tzfat were killed in a car accident near the city of Ouarzazate. The car in which they were travelling lost control and flipped over into a ditch and all the occupants of the car were killed.
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The five are members of the community of Rabbi Jan, who is the rabbi of the Heichal Moharan shul in Tzfat. They had travelled to Morocco to visit the tombs of rabbis who are buried in the region.
Later on Friday, it was cleared for publication that the five victims were all residents of Tzfat. The five victims were identified as: Moshe Gallant (18), Yisrael Meir Shasha (25), Rabbi Natan Shapira (36), Yosef Haim Tefilinsky (20), and Rabbi Shimon Tefilinsky (33).
Efforts are being made by Israel’s foreign ministry, the Israeli embassy and ZAKA to try and bring them to Israel for burial as soon as possible.
ZAKA reported that they received a report of the incident at about 10 AM and are working to expedite the identification and release of the bodies for burial.
Tzfat mayor Yossi Kakon announced that “With great sorrow I was informed of the severe accident which occurred in Morocco in which several members of the Tzfat community were involved. Since receiving the information I am in constant contact with the Foreign Minister and official echelons which are dealing with the incident.
“I have ordered all departments in the municipality and especially the welfare department to be ready to provide immediate support for the dear families.”
What a tragedy, they went with good intentions…16 yesomim from 2 of them , wife’s wished well on trip hoping that their husband comes back a better person , husband father to their kids…and imagine you calling them to say it’s really really over
FEEL THE IMMENSE TZAAR, searing pain…the hester panic
If it would have been 5 balei batim who work hard and learn.. and now going skiing in Utah for a few days…and crash wud u view it any dif.
LIVE , a world can flip in a minute… hold that becher tonite be happy to be alive……..
Ubilah homages lanetzach…..
I don’t know them ..and I don’t fly to kevarim… not because I am better
B’DE
Buruch Dayaan Ha’Emes!! OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!
To Zumy : The fact is that we get to hear quite a lot of KVURIM related ,tragedies ,issues .
oy! BDE. What a tragedy!
Driving unfamiliar roads in an unfamiliar car is in itself a sakana. People have to be aware of that. Regarding the tragedy happening when they were making a pilgrimage to kevarim: had they been there on business and they were on the way to meetings, would that lessen the tragedy?!
I kept saying for quite a while , that this issue of travelling the extra mile for KVURIM has got to be examined . To my opinion this so called MITZVEH is a way overdone .
BD”E. Very Sad.
Going into harm’s way is not a Mitzva.
Seriously doesn’t seem like the right time to be going out of the way for such trips. The world is unstable, antisemitism at an all time high.
Traveling in unknown territory has proven fatal one too many times already. Having a gps system is not all that is required. One can imagine that these kvarim are not exactly in center of a metropolitan city. People have driven themselves into lakes following gps systems in unfamiliar areas.
Besuros Tovos
To shmendrik : Just seen your comment , Yasher Koich .So , I gather you may somewhat agree with me . BTW . I wrote you much the same of this issue ages ago .
To Meir ; I am not implying a connection.
I don’t understand this going to kevarim in Morocco, Poland, Uman or any where else for that matter. Plenty of kevarim in Eretz Yisroel or America or wherever you live. And in middle of a war when thousands of Jewish men have to leave their homes to go to the front these guys are going on vacation in Morocco??!!
In reading local news reports, although translation is a bit iffy, none of the occupants were wearing seatbelts. This was a tragedy that did not have to happen
To Meir : As for the government : I doubt it . Sometimes accidents may mean hostile road by travellers , but it is beyond my knowledge of this case