Rabbi Howard Morrison

When I was a child going to day camp on a bus, we all would sing the fun song, "three cheers for the bus driver."

This week, we truly sing "cheer to the bus driver," who prevented a terrorist from continuing his rampage in B'er Sheva.

We mourn the losses of Rabbi Moshe Kravitsky, Doris Yehhas, Lora Yitzhak, and Menahem Yehezkel, Zichronam Liveracha, of blessed memories.

In the context of this week's Parsha which contains the inexplicable deaths of Nadav and Avihu and in the context of the senseless deaths in the Ukraine, we mourn the senseless loss of life in B'er Sheva this week.

Israeli bus driver, Arthur Chaimov, is truly a hero, who risked his life to bring down the terrorist.

For me personally, B'er Sheva brings fond memories. For three years, my younger son served as a lone soldier in the IDF. For the first two years, he resided in a Kibbutz just outside of B'er Sheva. We enjoyed the sights and sounds of the city.

I pray that B'er Sheva and all of Israel will be comforted and will enjoy peace and wellbeing moving forward.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Howard Morrison