When firefighters finally put out the midnight blaze in Elad, the Aharoni family was safe — but their home lay in ruins.
In the days that followed, mother of ten, Rivka Aharoni, walked through the wreckage.
“The walls were gray with soot. The cabinets were twisted, the counters covered in ash. I stood in my kitchen—everything was black,” she recalled. “This was the place I made Shabbos meals, birthday cakes, and dinners for my children. In an instant, it was gone.”
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Room after room told the same heartbreaking story. Beds and dressers collapsed into charred frames. The dining room table buried beneath piles of unrecognizable items. Clothing, books, and photographs — everything the family had built over the years — reduced to ash.
Today, twelve people squeeze into a temporary rental, sleeping on borrowed mattresses and wearing donated clothes. But Rivka says what she misses most is the heart of family life.
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“It’s not just a stove or a fridge. It’s where I sat with my children, where we were a family. That’s what hurts most.”
Elad’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Grossman shlit”a, has issued a heartfelt appeal for help. The family now faces the overwhelming task of replacing furniture and appliances, while their home itself requires a complete repair and restoration.
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