Comments on: Op-Ed: The Story of Leiby Kletzky

By: yta1riverdale@gmail.com

yta1riverdale@gmail.com — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:14:44 +0000

Of all the pieces that i have read on this topic this one wins hands down in its beauty…Yaakov Gold keep on writing

By: QuestionForYou

QuestionForYou — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:02:08 +0000

To #4:

“there are 6 million Jews in the US. only 500,000 are frum. There are 5.5 million Jews who are lost. There are 5.5 million Leibys. Who’s looking for THEM?”

You mean, there are 5.5 million Jews who have been kidnapped, tied up, suffocated, and cut into pieces?

By: QuestionForYou

QuestionForYou — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:21:28 +0000

My post was misunderstood.

I’m NOT saying that Klal Yisroel should not have worked together and participated in a tremendous effort to try to recover Leiby. Chas V’Sholom! It was a wonderful thing, and I’m not “knocking” it.

But to say, “despite its tragic ending, it remains a beautiful story. . .Leiby Kletzky, a pure Neshama who gave Klal Yisroel a chance to shine,” is insensitive to the Niftar A”H and his family.

I’m sure that the Klal’s tremendous efforts to recover Leiby were appreciated by his family; but I’m sure they’d be much happier if he were alive today and the Klal didn’t HAVE to search for him, in the first place.

Or does anyone think that a child should be missing for 48 hours and then brutally murdered and that his parents should be in agony because they don’t know whether he’s alive or dead, in order to give us a chance to “shine” ?

#6 and #12 understand what I’m talking about.

“Don’t mitigate a tragedy by bringing other points and answers in! Don’t explain a tragedy on any level as beautiful.”

To the people who wrote:

“To comment #2: obviously Hashem disagrees with you; that somehow THIS was “better.”

and

“The family will never be able to get over their loss, R’L, though they have comfort in knowing it was their very special child, a holy neshama, who brought about this achdus in klal Yisroel!”

How do you know that Hashem disagrees with me? Do you know his Cheshbonos? That it’s better for a child to be brutally suffocated and dismembered?

How would you feel if C”V this were YOUR child who went missing and was then brutally suffocated and dismembered? Would the “achdus brought about in Klal Yisroel” still be a comfort to you? I think not!

By: Aishes Chayil

Aishes Chayil — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:46:06 +0000

‘And despite its tragic ending, it remains a beautiful story.’

Mr. Gold, I know you mean well, but the above comment desperatly needs rephrasing!

Mark Jermey says;
1. To comment #2: obviously Hashem disagrees with you; that somehow THIS was “better.”

Very insensitive! Just because this horrific incident happened, doesnt mean Hashem agress with it!!

By: morahmom

morahmom — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:22:51 +0000

I’m not sure why I am having trouble being surprised about the achdus and tremendous kochos that were exerted by the frum community in its effort to find little Leiby. And by the frum community I mean Yidden of all stripes and yarmulka types. This is what we do, Rabbosai! Now the trick is to channel all this achdus and keep it going during “normal” times when we are tempted to let all our differences get in the way of true ahavas yisroel.

By: proud orthodox jew

proud orthodox jew — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:03:32 +0000

STOP WITH THESE OP-EDS! Don’t mitigate a tragedy by bringing other points and answers in! Don’t explain a tragedy on any level as beautiful. WE DON’T HAVE THE ANSWERS! We must accept and try to fix ourselves each as he knows best, but to make collective statements on how klol yisroel got together and put a silver lining on this dark dark cloud is not for a public forum. Yes we should try to see hashgacha through the tragedy but printing such an article in a public forum and giving a certainty to thing is plain wrong!

By: Droid

Droid — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:02:08 +0000

And QFY #2: If C”V a child is missing, you wouldn’t want Klal Yisroel to organize a massive search mission because of the off-off-chance that someone might harm him as a result of the search? That is absurd in the highest degree.

By: mom me

mom me — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:55:22 +0000

I think this is a beautiful article. Leiby’s murder was not due to hefkeirus in the universe. HKBH has His reasons for this heartbreaking chapter in world history.
Perhaps if we could come together with such achdus for GOOD reasons, HKBH would spare us this pain, and bring Mashiach that much sooner.
Leiby; you were the inadvertent catalyst for a tremendous Kiddish Hashem. May this knowledge somehow bring comfort to your family, and Klal Yisrael.

By: a mamin

a mamin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:41:19 +0000

This article should definitely NOT BE REMOVED!!!!!! We need to look back and see what we can learn from this situation? Yes, Mi kiamcha Yisroel!!! The family will never be able to get over their loss, R’L, though they have comfort in knowing it was their very special child, a holy neshama, who brought about this achdus in klal Yisroel!

By: Challahback

Challahback — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:38:22 +0000

#2 and #6-
I feel that you entirely missed the proverbial “boat” with regards to this article.

I for one, after driving in to Boro-park at 2:36am (Monday/Tuesday) to help with the search, stayed until early Wednesday morning.
I am emotionally drained, as is all volunteers. These words of Chizuk were meant for us volunteers as well as Leiby’s immediate family; regular Jews who never met Leiby, but grew so attached in these short hours.

To the author, great article.
To #2 and 6- Yawn