The Sha'alvim Yeshiva is mourning the death of Daniel (Donny) Morris, a 19-year-old student from Teaneck, New Jersey, who was studying at the yeshiva.
Morris was among the 45 killed in the Meron disaster at 1:00a.m. Friday morning.
Following the stampede, the yeshiva's staff searched for Morris in the various hospitals, until they received the heartbreaking news that he was among the dead.
"Daniel was an amazing student, he was studious and beloved by his friends, he had a sense of humor and was bursting with love of life," the yeshiva said. "Daniel had an excellent character and acted with pleasantness; he loved very much to learn Torah. He came to Israel from New Jersey, in order to learn Torah in the Land of Israel."
"Sha'alvim embraces the bereaved Morris family and is in touch with his parents, family, and community rabbi, who all received the bitter news. The school's staff is embracing Daniel's friends and the shocked students, and is in touch with professionals to provide the necessary support."
THANKS SO MUCH,, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US IN THESE DIFFICULT TIME
This sad story illustrates the danger of the neo-Chasidic movement active among the Modern Orthodox.
ReplyDeleteThis poor kid, from a Modern Orthodox background, went to MTA (Yeshiva University High School), but was influenced by the Neo-Chasidus movement active among the Modern Orthodox, especially among the youth, led by people like Yeshiva University Mashpia Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Cong. Aish Kodesh of Woodmere, Rabbi Judah Mischel of Camp HASC, Rabbi Moshe Tzi Weinberg, Rabbi David Bashevkin of NCSY and YU, Rabbi Yussi Zakutinsky of Lawrence, NY, and others. The school he was attending in Israel has as mashgiach Rabbi Ari Waxman, who supports and promotes neo-Chasidus. They teach their Modern Orthodox kids to revere Chasidim and get infatuated with them, including backward and dangerous Hasidic sects. They lose their sense of critical thinking under the influence of these neo-Chasidic leaders.
This is not the Modern Orthodoxy of Rabbi Soloveitchik and Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, of blessed memory. This a new and dangerous creation, a great departure from the past.