Monday, March 3, 2008

Condolences to Moishe and his family

Dear all,

The Moishe House community was shaken by the terrible news we heard last week about the tragic death of Moishe's son Ari. All of us at MH London send our sincerest condolences to Moishe and his faimly and wish them much comfort in their time of grief.

It is hard to know what to say in the face of such a terrible tragedy and as a member of MH London I am not sure how I can respond. Hearing of such news my first reaction was to think of the fragility of life and often the leap of faith that it requires to invest in somebody and something when you dont know how long it will be around or when it might be taken from you.

But such an effort, a leap of faith is absolutely required if we are to make something of life, create positive life experiences and bringing them to others. I suppose that is how MH members can respond, to continue to create such life experiences and make the most of life in the face of such fragilities.

If we can now reaffirm our commitment to doing this through MH then perhaps we will have contributed to creating a fitting legacy and memorial to the life of Moishe's son. We can but try.

May Ari's life be an inspiration to us all and may his soul rest in peace

A confused, powerless and shaken Gideon Rabinowitz

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