The Newborn Tiferet Lapidot Was Born Just as Tiferet Lapidot was Murdered in Nova

This touching post was written by a woman named Talia Meisharim on social media, and the story behind it, as she opens her post by writing, is truly unbelievable.

"Listen to this story.

Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable.

Tiferet Lapidot, that princess, you've surely heard of her. A wonderful young woman with a big soul, murdered on Simchat Torah a year ago at a party in Nova.

Unfortunately, I didn't know her personally.

She was the niece of my beloved Racheli Ankari, and through Racheli, I learned and heard a lot about her after her passing. For a year now, I have been carrying her illuminating image with me, and it's been giving me strength, inspired by the stories shared about her.

A girl full of life, joy, and love. Go read and learn about her... It's a must!!! In short.

I have a childhood friend we talk to infrequently. On Monday, she posted a happy status amid all the difficult news... A picture of a sweet newborn girl she had, and it said:

'Thank Hashem for He is good, His kindness is everlasting - Tiferet'

I immediately pounced on her and sent her a message:

Congratulations, my sister! Why did you name her Tiferet?

I'm really curious

Then she tells me that she was born on the holiday, and they wanted a name related to the Torah, and Tiferet is a sefirah of the Torah.

And I start telling her about Tiferet Lapidot, sending her pictures of this beautiful person, and things she wrote and said, and what an amazing name they chose!

(It turns out she didn't know the story of Tiferet at all and had never heard of her.)".

Then she writes to me, What? Unbelievable. And she's also Lapidot? And suddenly it dawns on me that their last name is Lapidot! (I forgot her new last name... I only remembered her maiden name)

What are the odds?

I call her, fully chilled. I want to hear everything from the beginning about the birth and everything... She tells me that she had labor pains for several days, and she really didn't want to give birth on Simchat Torah. She was so worried about it because she didn't want to miss the holiday, and also because of the heavy feelings we entered the holiday with...

"Suddenly, I saw the older Tiferet and rushed to introduce her to the newborn Tiferet who just arrived"

On the night of Simchat Torah, she went to prayer and the hakafot at the synagogue, everything was normal. Before dawn, labor pains started, and she went to the hospital.

The birth progressed really well, thank Hashem, and at 6:50 in the morning on the holiday, she gave birth. Can you believe it? Exactly a year later. At the time when Tiferet Lapidot was murdered at a party, a new baby girl was brought into the world, and in prophecy and divine spirit, her parents chose to name her Tiferet Lapidot without having heard or known about the entire story.

I can’t shake this off. Truly gives me chills. I feel in these days, which are unbearably difficult, that there is a very deep soul connection to the souls of Israel, and we are all one soul. Every story of a fallen soldier and every bereaved family is my story.

Many others have written already, and I don't need to add to the depths of pain we are all experiencing. We are all one soul. One nation. And the pain of death is immense. But so is the joy of life... let us not forget that. Because very soon, there will be a complete redemption, with Hashem's help.

Yesterday, I really imagined the resurrection of the dead. And suddenly, I saw the older Tiferet and rushed to introduce her to the newborn Tiferet who just arrived. For a hugggg.

Tiferet Lapidot, who was murdered on Simchat Torah, embraces Tiferet Lapidot, who was born on Simchat Torah.

Chills. So here's a gift, a sentence that Tiferet said, in her handwriting, and draw strength from it for your day. And for your life. A strong hug to all of us," she concludes.