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Can you fathom the pain of seeing your neighbor oxygen level drop to dangerously low levels?
Can you dream of seeing your friend go into cardiac arrest?
Can you imagine what it’s like to try and reassure a family that everything will be ok, when deep down you know that you may be taking their father, mother, husband, wife, son or daughter on the last trip of their life?
Probably not.
Lakewood’s dedicated Hatzolah members do the unimaginable every single day, but the last few weeks have brought about trauma like never before.

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In an extremely emotional video, 30-year-old Moshe Margaliot stands in the charred remains of what was once his apartment. He had left for shacharis on a Sunday morning and returned to find his home destroyed.
 
“I came close to the house and heard screaming,” he recalls. “It was my own wife, screaming for help.”
 

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COVID-19 continues to make its mark on the Jewish calendar, this time casting its shadow on Lag BaOmer. Lag BaOmer in Meron is perhaps the antithesis of social distancing – tens of thousands of Jews typically gather at the resting place of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to celebrate his yahrzeit. The custom is an old one: The “Rashbi” as he is otherwise referred extended his blessings to all those who visit him on the 33rd day of the Omer.
 

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Mrs. Henya Cohen, 49, passed away last week. She left behind a widower and two daughters, who are now left to make sense of 10 years of suffering, and begin steps toward the future. A heartfelt letter on Henya’s memorial page reads as follows:
“Hi, I’m Rachel Cohen.

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One of the most alarming attributes of COVID-19 is its tendency to escalate quickly. Countless stories have emerged in recent weeks of individuals who were feeling fine then, within a matter of hours, lost their lives. One such individual was 39-year-old Efraim Nachman Blum. Blum collapsed in his home on Friday and by the time emergency responders arrived, he was gone.
 
Blum’s passing is a grim reminder that the younger generations cannot be so confident of their safety.
 
Rabbi Blum was a sofer. He left behind his wife Sara, a preschool teacher, and 4 children. The youngest is only 4 months old.
 

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The image of their father in flames will cling to them forever! His desperate cries echo in the void he left!
Erev Pesach, with the Seder table laid, the 3 young Regal children excitedly watched their father burn the Chometz. Neighbors participated from overhanging porches – Sreifes Chometz under quarantine conditions.
Then the unimaginable occurred.

First report: Chaos erupted at a funeral in Boro Park today and one person was arrested.
The levayah had been scheduled earlier with the NYPD, which closed off 43rd Street to prevent attendance by anyone but family members, a source with the NYPD told Matzav.com. One individual was arrested for violating the social distancing order and entering the area that was cordoned off without permission. The arrested individual was let go a short time letter with a desk appearance ticket.
A large representation of NYPD officers was present, but they apparently let chaos rule after opening the street to permit the hearse to depart. The disturbing scene that ensued was captured on video.

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Rav Yaakov Kolodetsky ztz”l was a renowned talmid chacham, who learned with Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv ztz”l as a chavrusa for many years, as well as being close to many of the leaders of our generation, including Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita.
R’ Yaakov contracted the virus while visiting the United States, and on the last day of Pesach his health seriously deteriorated and he was hospitalized in Tel Hashomer. The name “Refael” was added along with many heartfelt prayers for his health, but unfortunately he passed away on Tuesday.