It is with great sadness that we inform the community of the murders of four men during schacharis Tuesday morning in Har Nof Jerusalem.
The Rabbis were in the midst of the holiest section of the morning prayers, the Silent Amidah, when their lives were brutally taken by savage terrorists wielding axes, knives, and a pistol. Left behind are the devastated parents, widows, orphans, and grandchildren.
Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg z'l,
Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg z'l,
68, leaves behind his wife Breina, six children and grandchildren.
Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky z'l, 43, leaves behind his wife Yakova, and five children ranging in age from 5 to 16.
Rabbi Kalman Ze'ev Levine z'l, 55, leaves behind his wife Chaya, nine children and 5 grandchildren.
Rabbi Moshe Twersky z'l, 59, leaves behind his wife Miriam, five children and grandchildren.
First Sgt Zidan Nahad Seif z'l, 30, the heroic Israeli-Druze police officer, the first responder to the attack, leaves behind his wife Rinal and four-month old daughter, parents and five siblings.
