There are many lessons from the horrible tragedy of the young boy who was brutally murdered. The first lesson is that we are still in Golus. It is easy to think that here in America everything is wonderful and easy, but the reality is that this is Golus, and we have to daven for Moshiach and not get too comfortable in this Golus. When Hashem gave us the Torah it was established that our children will be our guarantee for the future. When our children are taken away from us, it shows that our Torah is in question. We have to look for a source of protection for Klal Yisrael.
When Balack wanted Bilam to curse the Jews, he could not do it. Therefore Bilam advised Balack to get the Jews to sin through immorality. When he succeeded in getting them to sin, thousands of Jews were killed in a plague. We learn from this that the greatest protection that we have is our tznius. We all have to examine ourselves to find ways of improving our tznius. This does not just mean clothing, but in all parts of our lives. The way we talk, how we relate to people of the opposite sex in our work environment, our homes, and many other things.
When asked, "How do we explain this to our children" Rebetzin Kalmonovitz said, "This is a Korbon for all of our generation, this neshamah is going up to Shamayim with all of the Tehillim and Tefilos that were said on his behalf, which makes this Korbon even more valuable. Because we don't have a Bais Hamikdash to bring a Korbon, this became a Korbon Tzibur to be mechaper for all of our avonos. At a recent Kinus Rabbi Wosner in Eretz Yisrael said that when a man is learning in Kolel and his wife is not acting with the proper level of tznius, the zechus of the man's Torah learning goes to the wrong side. People who are Klei Kodesh have to be especially careful of their tznius.
When asked, "How can we emotionally deal with the fact that this was done by a fellow yid?" Rebetzin Kalmonovitz said that the Yidden are the Lev of the world. When something this horrible can happen then it shows how sick the world is, and how badly we need to do Teshuvah.
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