A Heartfelt Tribute: 'The Commitments I Made for Your Recovery Will Now Elevate Your Soul'

A deeply touching post by a user named Ofir Maman caught our eye on social media. Here it is for you:

"Barel Shmueli, of blessed memory, may Hashem avenge his blood.

It is known that when people asked the Lubavitcher Rebbe about which graves of tzadikim (righteous individuals) are worth visiting in Israel, he directed them to the military cemetery, as those killed while sanctifying Hashem's name in defense of the people and land are the holiest.

Barel, I'm sitting in the middle of a workday, with tears in my eyes over a young man I've never met but who touched my heart. Thank you for the unity you brought to an entire nation in the month of Elul. You were larger than life, in life and in death. The commitments I made for your recovery, I will fulfill - with Hashem's help, for the elevation of your soul.

Pray for us from above.

I'm sharing Psalm 91, traditionally recited for the deceased:

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.'

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.

4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,

6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.

8 Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place,

10 No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.

12 In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.

13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation."