By COLlive reporter
The Jewish community in Sydney, Australia, held a memorial service in memory of the 45 Jews who tragically lost their lives in the deadly crush on Mount Meron on Lag BaOmer, the greatest civil tragedy in Israel’s modern history.
Participating were members of the Australian NSW Parliament, led by the head of the Christian Democratic Party the Reverend the Hon. Fred Nile MLC. They expressed their sorrow at the terrible tragedy that the young men and boys at the Meron celebration and sent their deepest condolences to the grieving families.
Rabbi Yehuda Niasoff, Cantor at the Central Synagogue in Sydney, moved the crowd with a heartfelt rendition of the traditional prayer “G-d full of mercy” for the souls of the deceased.
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Speakers included Alex Rivchin, Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), Rabbi Dovid Slavin, Israel Trade Commissioner to Australia Shai Zarivatch, JNF representative Yigal Nisell, and Rabbi Chaim Levy who shared his personal experience in Meron.
The guest lit candles in their memory and wished complete healing to the survivors of the incident. Included in the prayers was 19-year-old Yehuda Guetta HY”D who was killed in a terrorist attack this week.
The sentiments of the event included taking positive action to honor the memory of the victims and to bring comfort to their grieving families. The event closed with a moving reading of the names of the victims by Chanale Levy.
