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The levaya for Ayala Shulman that was in Chicago was held at the JDBY elementary school. To say it was filled with people is an understatement. Her friends, family, basically the whole community was there and mourning.
During one of the hespedim – it might have been one of her brothers speaking – I don’t remember for sure, but he was talking about the fact that of course everyone was davening for a NES. Then he went on to say that it was a NISAYON for the parents and that they will make it a BANNER (NES) of Emunah that Moshiach will come soon. (I’m sure I’m not doing the speech justice as I am probably making mistakes regarding the exact content of his speech).
But what I wanted to mention was that when he spoke about the BANNER, one of the balloons that had been stuck up in the ceiling since graduation, came floating down.(Ayala just graduated high school last month) The first thing that came to my mind was Ayala just sent us her BANNER. I know a lot of people would say it had nothing to do with it, but it just struck me and I feel it was a message from her.
I’ve attached the link to the YWN news story and comments about her and her family. May they be comforted.
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/176408/Tragic-Petira-Of-Ayala-Shulman-A%22H.html
Don’t want to argue too forcefully, but stop right there.
Actions by the community are needed in order for Moshiach to come. Action is needed, heavy duty work is needed, and gut-checks are needed. The community doesn’t need someone into random happenings, vehalachtem imi b’keri. If the balloon is a sign of Moshiach was all people came away with from a levayah, that’s a real rachmanus.
artchill:
I too understood what she wrote as she explained. Which is correct. Sometimes such “random” things are used by HaShem to drive home a point.
I was there too. Very powerfully emotional affair. Although I didn’t see the banner come down.
The one who mentioned that vort was Rav Binyomin Shulman, a rebbe in Englewood I think, and uncle of Ayala.
After year after year of tragedies during the three weeks, perhaps it’s Not the time for Jews to be on vacation? I’m not saying Jewish kids don’t need vacation – maybe three weeks during the winter and three during the summer after Tisha B’Av? I think being in Yeshiva would be good enough -I’m not advocating e/o sit on sackcloth with ashes on their head for 3 weeks.
Please don’t misunderstand. I even said I wasn’t sure I was telling over his speech correctly about what the banner is referring to. It’s hard to remember everything that’s said when you’re in an emotional state.
Odds are that you Gefen can get a recording of the speeches A.K.A. Eulogies from the family.
As traumatized as they are, it will mean a lot to them, that a few days later, someone is still interested in hearing the sermons again.
gefen, I totally got what you were saying. Who are we to say it was NOT a siman from Ayala O”H or even from Hashem, to let her family and friends know she was present? When my father O”H was niftar, we had MANY such simanim throughout the shiva, things that could ONLY be associated with him and no one else. If this gave any comfort to the aveilim, I certainly would not want to burst their bubble by making light of it.
What a tragedy!
147-thanks for that idea. I think I will ask if there is a recording. I didn’t go to the levaya because it hit too close to home. I lost a sister weeks before her high school graduation as she and her friends prepared for seminary. I thought it would be too hard to relive it so i didn’t go, and have not stopped regretting it.
There are no accidents or coincidences.
Thank you gefen, that was a very nice thought. Would you, or anyone else who was at the levaya, be able to share some more they heard about Ayala?
Ayala should be a meilitz yosher for all of Klal Yisroel and Hashem should give the strength to the family to overcome this nisayon
Syag, I am so sorry for the tzaar you and your family went through.
Thank you, me too.
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