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(The following article appeared in last week's student-made Spotlight.)
By Chaim Benson, 12th Grade
Dear Yeshiva Toras Chaim Spotlight, Rabbi Palgon, Rabbi Glazer, Avidor Gerstenfeld, Chaim Benson, and all the students, staff, and faculty of Yeshiva Toras Chaim,
As a former student of Yeshiva Toras Chaim, a previous Editor-in-Chief of the Spotlight, and a current member of Yeshiva Gedolah Ateres Shmuel of Waterbury, this article truly touched my heart. I must say [that] to see this kind of sincerity in sympathizing for fellow Jews is truly unique and special. Yeshiva Toras Chaim imbues in its students honesty, commitment and a level of dedication which is befitting of a ben Torah. This article is just one example of a tradition that remains strong. I feel a very real nechama in reading this article and seeing that my brothers in Yeshiva Toras Chaim care so much about my fellow bochurim here in Waterbury. While I never truly got to know Dani and Eli in their short lifetimes, I can now say, after learning so much about them, that they were truly special people who came from homes overflowing with chessed. The fact that I never got to know them personally doesn't matter here in Waterbury, since we treat each other like family no matter our age, origin or personality. Classes define our schedule; in no way do they affect our relationships. I know and feel very strongly within my heart and soul that Yeshiva Toras Chaim is very much the same way. I feel as if each student in Yeshiva Toras Chaim right now is a brother to me, and he will forever be that way whether he is there for one year or four years. I feel as if my brothers in Florida are reaching out to me and telling me how much they feel my pain for the loss of my brothers here in Waterbury. It is truly one family. In this time of difficulty and great sorrow, I sincerely appreciate the comfort that each and every one of the students, staff, and faculty of Yeshiva Toras Chaim have extended to me. May we continue to share only with simcha.
With heartfelt love and sincerity,
Chaim Aharon Gross
Class of 2007
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