Chilling Divine Providence: Twins Born with Names and Dates of Murdered Sons

Get ready, you are going to hear one of the spine-chilling stories - currently shaking the foundations of the Orthodox community: the story, fully published in the 'Shabbat Shalom' bulletin of Chabad youth, recounts the story of Baruch Borovsky, 72, from Modiin, father of Avitar Borovsky z'l - who was murdered at the bus station in Tapuach Junction about five years ago, when a terrorist stabbed him with a knife and threw him into a nearby ditch. 

The family used to live in Kfar Chasdima, where they formed a deep and courageous bond with another family - the Yaakov family, who also lost their son Avihu z'l, in a terror attack in Nablus about 16 years ago. The providence occurred during a summer vacation about four years ago, when the Borovsky family went to eat at a restaurant. "Upon entering, my wife said she wanted to sit in one place, I suggested another, and our granddaughter proposed we sit near the entrance," recalls Baruch. 

Ultimately, the grandparents decided to fulfill the granddaughter’s request. They sat in the spot she suggested and began browsing the menus, when suddenly they noticed two women entering the restaurant - one of them with a twin stroller. "We had to move a bit to make way for the twin stroller, and I blurted out, 'They're so cute. What are their names? When the mother said their names were Avitar and Avihu - we froze. A moment later, we asked, 'Why did you choose those names?' and the mother replied they were looking for names of righteous people."

The Same Names, The Same Dates

At this point, Chaya, his wife, joined the conversation and told the two women about Avitar and his great righteousness. About how he went that day to immerse in the mikveh, and generally about his pure ways. "We also told them about Avihu, the son of the Yaakov family, buried in the cemetery behind our son," Baruch recalls. 

And then came another unexpected surprise that left Chaya and Baruch in shock: it was when they innocently asked when the twins were born and received the same dates on which the two sons fell. "Avitar was born on the 20th of Iyar - exactly on our son Avitar’s anniversary, and Avihu was born after sunset on the 21st of Iyar - the day Avihu Yaakov fell. We were stunned, we didn’t know how to react in light of the incomprehensible divine providence," Baruch concludes with a realization that didn’t come so easily. 

According to him, this story has disturbed his peace and thoughts since it happened, until an important rabbi told him: 'In what is concealed from you, do not inquire' and calmed him. "After hearing this from him, I stopped delving into it. Apparently, the Creator wanted to show us that there is a candle of life in memory of the sons."