This Sunday marks the First Yahrtzeit of Leiby Kletzky A’H. Leiby’s tragic Petirah at the young age of 9, shook hundreds of thousands from communities worldwide.
In his Zchus, thousands around the world were brought closer to Hashem through Teshuva and Maasim Tovim.
The family is expected to mark the Yahrtzeit in private.
Four weeks ago, the family held a small event for the Hakomas Matzeiva.
May the Neshama have an Aliyah!
anyone remember what the wake-up call of the Kletzky tragedy was?
During the month of june 2011-over the time of 2 weeks-3 tzaddikim, from 3 different corners of the world left to the Olam Haemes (true world) & they’re names were Harav Yitzchok Dov Koppelman ZT”L from Europe, Harav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz ZT”L from Eretz Yisroel & Harav Chaim Stein ZT”L from the U.S.A. When a tragedy like this strikes the world everyone is asking what is the message from Hashem?. The RAMCHAL in Sefer Derech Hashem quotes, when klal yisroel is in a state of Sinning R”L, suffering & pain may be imposed upon a tzaddik as an atonement for his entire generation. In doing so the Tzaddik is raised to a level of leadership in Gan eden. When THREE tzaddikim are niftar in a matter of two weeks, Hashem is already on the level of begging klal yisroel to just start Teshuva & show a sign of remorse & repentance so that it does not need to continue Chas V’shalom on to a fourth tzaddik. Then These 3 Tzaddikim (above) were not enough. so this time Hashem sent a DIFFERENT KIND of tzaddik-a boy at the age of 8 R”L who has not sinned yet-to wake us all up to come to teshuva & STOP KEEP ON PUSHING IT OFF. This tragic event-of Leiby Kletzky- brought Achdus (unity) to klal yisroel but it was not enough to bring klal yisroel to confess & start doing teshuva so Hashem took 3 more tzaddikim away to the olam Haemes to wake us up to teshuva- Rabbi Dunner from England, The spinka rebbe of Yerushalyim at the early age of 79 & the next day the Baba Sali’s grandson Rav Elazar Abuchatzeirah was Stabbed to Death by another yid- that makes 7 Tzaddikim niftar in a matter of 5 weeks. will this be enough or will it need to continue? that is up to all of us.
MAY HIS NESHAMA HAVE AN ALIYAH
ACHDUS….
even in a generation of idol worshippers Hashem did not punish His people because they had achdus..
be dan l’chaf zechus to others, don’t look down upon others who may not fit your standards, give a smile/kind word to anyone who looks like they could use it, watch your words so as not to hurt someone’s feelings, remember that chesed begins at home, do whatever you can to help bring the geulah shelaima that much closer….small acts can have tremendous power…
Wow. Heavy mussar on this site. Now here’s a little chizuk. You’re all doing a great Job ! H-shem is So, So proud of you for keeping shabbos, davenning, doing a chessed, wearing a sheitel in this heat, or whatever. Keep it up ! if u can improve s/thing a little bit that would be great. Can s/one plz post his name (ben his father) so I can learn a mishnah for him ? Thanx. Dudi B.
yehuda ben R’ Nachman ZT”L
a tzaddik who had not sinned & was sent down from the olam ha’emes to bring klal yisroel to teshuva
MAY HIS NESHAMA HAVE AN ALIYAH
SAFE SUMMER CAMP INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TODAY ON FIRST YAHRZEIT OF LEIBY KLETZKY
The Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund, established by Nachman & Esty Kletzky, in the wake of the tragic death of their only son Leiby, announced today the launch of a new initiative for children, The Leiby Kletzky Safe Summer Camp Program.
The announcement coincided with the first Yahrzeit of little Leiby, and a visit to his gravesite in Deans, New Jersey by family and friends.
The Fund’s mission is to seek out troubled children and young adults, understand their specific needs, and help them get through their difficulties.
A tremendous outpouring of support for the Fund after Leiby’s tragic death made it possible to raise over $300,000 for the Fund’s programs. At the same time, once the Fund went public, thousands of requests for assistance have been pouring in from both groups and individuals, Jewish and otherwise, from virtually the four corners of the world.
It has taken an inestimable amount of time and energy for the Fund’s Board of Directors merely to study each individual request, and assign an “urgency and priority level” to them. After a great deal of deliberation and consultation, a decision was made to give the highest priority to children in acute and immediate danger or risk. Most of these cases were children and young adults requiring psychological and psychiatric help – but could not afford it. The Fund puts them into therapy with the most accredited practitioners available. In addition, children and young adults who were advised to enter a controlled rehabilitative facility were sponsored by the Fund.
The number of cases targeted by the Fund is huge, and the cost of ongoing professional therapies and for rehabilitative facilities is extremely expensive. The available funds have already been totally committed.
Through the Fund’s work with professional therapists and rehabilitative facilities, the Board has been advised that to benefit a considerable number of these patients, it would be absolutely necessary to provide them with a safe and managed summer camp. These children and young adults are greatly distressed from their year-round environment. They do not know what a carefree youth is or what affection of a loved one feels like.
“For these children, summer camp is not at all a luxury. It is not vacation from school, homework and tests. It is a safe haven from neglect, abuse, pain and isolation”. The benefits of a safe, fun-filled summer can last a lifetime for a troubled child. Unfortunately, camps are not subsidized by government aid. It is imperative that we raise at least $150,000 in the next few weeks for this purpose. Leiby’s life was snuffed out in a manner beyond our control, but these kids can and must be helped now before it is too late! I urge everyone to support this initiative in memory of Leiby”, said Leiby’s father Nachman Kletzky.
#2 and #3
as your totally correct in my neck of the woods people dont care or read what you have wriiten about
i dont know why this wasnt a wake up for them
i tried everything in my power to get them to EVEN REALIzE THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG TO THIER FELLOW MAN but they just lauged it off
what a pity
i hope no one learns from them
and we all make up with each other