Chanukah Day #1 | He Lost His Entire Family, But He Wanted Only One Thing

on shabas morning Saturday morning October 7th 2023 at 6:15 a.m. a young boy of 12 arel Zohar living in kibutz Nal o in southern Israel went out for his morning run he could have never guessed the harrowing reality the they would bring as Hamas entered his home they murdered his father Yaniv his mother Yasmin and his two sisters and keset and set their home on fire Ariel was the only member of his family to survive the massacre at the funeral there was not a dry eye as the crowd observed A Lone Survivor mourning the loss of his entire family one of the zaka volunteers asked arel whether the was a specific item in his family home that he wished to get One Last Remnant of a life consumed by Flames of barbaric hatred and satanic Venom his answer startled them yes I want myin you see his father has purchased a peer of Fillin for him for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah just a few weeks later on Kaneka there was one thing Ariel felt would keep him connected forever to his family that the Fillin that his dad purchased for him but the kibuts was still under Fire from Kamas terrorists it was unsafe the Israeli Defense Forces granted The Rescuers 6 minutes to enter the burnt home and retrieve whatever they can get their hands on they ran into the home they didn't know if there was anything left and yet their eyes fell on this beautiful new pier of thill and they managed to retrieve the Fillin together with a photo album of the family [Music] they brought the F in in the album to The Grandfather's home where Ariel was now living Ariel's grandfather 91 years old is a hola Survivor as he saw the Fillin and the album he rose to his feet and he said these words to his grandson when I was 14 the Nazis murdered both of my parents yet I remained strong and now I have have a grandson here with me in our Eternal Homeland the Nazis of today the Kamas killers are real did the same to you at the age of 12 they murdered your parents and family but I know you will stand firm and you will enjoy your grandchildren in the land of Israel a few weeks later on the first day of Kaneka the Festival of Lights Ariel celebrated his bar mitzvah he wrapped the Fillin that he received from his father rescued From the Ashes the warm smile on this boy's face wearing those Fillin could melt a blizzard one of the special guests who arrived to the B Mitzvah celebration was Rabbi Israel mayor Lao former Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Lao was born in 1937 in petric of Poland as a child he was sent to the binval death camp one of the youngest children to survive Hitler's Holocaust Rabbi is Mayor Lao lost most of his family to the Nazis and he went on to become Chief Rabbi of Israel and one of the greatest orators and communicators in the Jewish World it was an unforgettable scene Rabbi Lao 87 years old places his arm around a 13-year-old orphan a real zoer and he says to him arel at my bar mitzvah celebration in 1950 my father had been murdered my mother had been murdered many of my siblings have been murdered just like you it was my uncle and Aunt who brought me to my Mitzvah from there I went to study Torah in the yeshivas and whatever came out he smiled whatever came out came out I real I want you to know whatever you want to achieve you will be able to achieve you have the power inside of you I know you don't have a father and mother but your future depends on you Rabbi Lao offered him to be his older brother and friend when he needed anything Rabbi Israel mayor Lao did not deny the profound unfathomable pain nor did he pity the child he hugged him and empowered him he showed him that he believed in him in his life and his soul and his strength and his fortitude and his future as the boy listened smiled and nodded you can see the impact of the words of the chief Rabbi why did Ariel send zaka back for the filling of his father because he knew that this was the secret weapon of Jewish eternity and it will allow his family to live on forever through him so if you do not put on tan yet consider to begin this daily Mitzvah if you do it already try to influence another Jew to rap villain do it for our real for his father for his family for our people for a world gone mad with hatred in desperate need of light arel happy kanah we love you to all the orphans we love you we believe in you we grieve with you and we know how awesome holy powerful and beautiful you are thank you for being you happy Kaneka to all [Music]