Standing room only at ‘Stand with Israel’ event

A standing room only crowd of over 100 students attended a tehilim memorial assembly for terror victims in Israel, including seminary student Ezra Schwartz and Rabbi Yaakov Don, HY’D, a seminary teacher, who were murdered on the same day.

The Dec. 9 event at Queens College was organized by student senator Limor Brody (second from left), and held under the auspices of the OU-JLIC, directed by Rabbi Robby and Shoshana Charnoff (at right).

Rebecca Gottesman (at left) assisted by arranging for Ezra’s roommates at Yeshiva Ashreinu, Michael Benzaken and Jason Geller (center), to address the audience. They were in the van at the time of the terrorist attack.

Brody was initially motivated to approach the Charnoffs to hold a tehilim assembly since Rabbi Don had been her seminary teacher at Emunah V’Omanut, ironically having taught her current events of Israel.