DIX HILL, NY — Ever since Ariella Weiss, a dynamic three-year-old girl, tragically died in a fire at her Dix Hills, N.Y., home on July 2, friends and family have come together to create a unique memorial to her.
Long Island Community Establishes Library in Girl’s Memory
DIX HILL, NY — Ever since Ariella Weiss, a dynamic three-year-old girl, tragically died in a fire at her Dix Hills, N.Y., home on July 2, friends and family have come together to create a unique memorial to her.
Led by Rabbi Yaakov and Zoey Saacks of the Lubavitch Chai Center of Dix Hills, community members rallied behind the grieving parents and Weiss’ three brothers ñ paying for a rental home, providing food and clothes ñ almost immediately after the fire, which started from a lit candle in the child’s bedroom and destroyed the house. Now, spurred on by an inspirational talk by grief counselor Moshe Borowski, the community was on hand for the unveiling of a library in Ariella’s memory.
In the days following the tragedy, Borowski visited Robert and Annette Weiss as they sat shiva at the Saacks’ home. Invited by the rabbi, the director of School & Synagogue Trauma and Resilience Training ñ known by its acronym, SSTART ñ spent hours with the family to help them along the grieving process.
At the Saacks’ suggestion, the therapist returned, but this time to address the community in a talk titled “Helping Children Cope With Death: Psychological and Spiritual Insights on Bereavement.”
Non-Crown Heightser
Shluchim have to cope will all types of situations. Yankee handled it well. I remember this little English chap during his days in 770. Keep up the good work!!!
Gmar Chasimoh Tovah To All
What a truly impressive place!!!
Keep up the great work.
a friend
gr8t work keep it up!!!
grateful
Moshe Borowski is, unfortunately, an expert on this kind of situation & helps a lot of people, especially kids, teens, & young people. He was very involved after Benny Keller A"H passed away.
I’ve met with him a number of times & we’re still in touch.