A bittersweet simcha took place on Thursday morning—the bris milah of the son of Reb Altar Yisrael HaCohen Matzner, H’yd, a 31-year-old avreich who was murdered in the Ramot terror attack last month.

The baby was named after his father, Altar Yisrael.

The sandak was the baby’s Zeidy, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Greineman, the Rosh Kollel of the Taharos kollel.

Reb Matzner, H’yd, was born in Bnei Brak and settled in Jerusalem after his marriage. During the shiva, his father, HaRav Uri Meir Matzner, said that three weeks before his murder, his son told his mother and wife, “It’s good to live in Yerushalayim, but I want to be buried in Bnei Brak.”

Sadly, his wish was fulfilled all too soon. He left behind his wife, three children (now four), parents, and siblings.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)