Shluchim Race Against Clock to Prevent Cremation
Emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Nepal are fighting against the clock to prevent the cremation of a Jewish woman killed in a tragic bus accident Monday.
The woman, a 32 year-old Australian citizen, was one of 2 people killed when their minibus careened off the highway and plunged into a river. Local investigators suspect the bus pay have been speeding before the fatal crash.
The bus was carrying 22 people at the time, and rescue teams are reportedly still searching for missing passengers in the river.
Local Nepalese customs dictate that the bodies of the deceased should be cremated, not buried, whereas Jewish law stipulates the precise opposite, strictly banning cremation.
Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz, who runs the Chabad House in Nepal, explained in a Facebook post that Chabad emissaries were on their way to the site of the crash in Chitwan in an urgent effort to prevent the cremation of her body and ensure she receives a Jewish burial.
Chabad is a hassidic Jewish sect known for its hospitality and outreach to Jewish communities and travelers in almost every corner of the globe.
Its emissaries operate via a network of Chabad “Houses,” which serve both local communities and tourists through social and educational programs.
G-dSpeed
Brocho V’Hatzlocho l’maleh min hateva in your accomplishing this Chesed Shel Emes!
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body is bh on its way to Australia for burial
BORUCH HASHEM
MARINA A BETH RIVKAH GRADUATE (1999) IS COMING BACK TO MELBOURNE FOR KEVURAH
The Nifteres
Was a student of Beth Rivkah Ladies’ College in Melbourne. She was a very special person, always happy and freilech, she loved Hashem, had a strong Kesher with Mr. Shmuel Gurewicz and the entire BR community.
A fellow Shlucha
Hatzlacha!