His father was my principal in elementary school.
His brother is also a friend of mine (@Hillel Fuld)
Tonight I will join thousands, burying his body in Kfar Etzion 11:30pm.
We are all connected. One fabric of pieces quilted together.
After being fatally stabbed, Ari still fought to save lives, drawing his weapon (which he hoped would never be drawn) and fired shots to immobilize the terrorist attacker, preventing further carnage, before succumbing to his own wound.
As we mourn losing Ari, we can do what he would have love, connect to our core, our essense or interconnected Jewish souls. And at another level, interconnected humanity, and planetary existence.
It’s not kumbaya. It’s deep strong, proud, unapologetic, Jewish identity and purpose.
We are all connected. One fabric of pieces quilted together.