The bride had tears in her eyes under the Chuppah.
Five years ago, during Operation Protective Edge in Israel, her beloved brother fell during the fierce fighting. Like all Israeli soldiers he was a great hero, protecting the Jewish homeland.
From the time this tragedy took place, Rabbi Menachem Kutner, Director, Chabad’s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) has been with the family, bringing them consolation and comfort as they struggled with their devastating loss.
Now, he was sharing a moment of light and joy with this family that has suffered so much. Their daughter was getting married. Rabbi Kutner helped the family make the arrangements and he conducted the ceremony uniting these two young people.
Everyone there knew how proud her brother would have been. It was a very emotional moment filled with the joy of this new marriage and the pain of the empty place where her brother would have stood.
