Rabbi Moshe Twersky Hy"d on Being Killed For a Kiddush Hashem

• published: 19 Nov 2014
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This is an excerpt from a lecture Rabbi Moshe Twersky Hy"d delivered in Yeshivas Toras Moshe on June 22, 2012. The lecture was a conclusion on the topic of being killed על קידוש השם. On November 18, 2014, Rabbi Twersky was praying at a synagogue in the Har Nof section of Jerusalem. Two Arab terrorists armed with an ax, a knife, and a gun, burst into the sanctuary during the prayers and brutally murdered Rabbi Twersky and four other rabbis. A Druze police office later died as well from wounds inflicted on him during a shootout with the terrorists. Many congregants were wounded during the attack, some critically. The following is a transcript of the audio: “Then it was more common, but again, you have to be ready for קידוש השם; you can never tell. One never knows. It can happen anywhere that a גוי says, “do an עבירה ." It can happen anywhere. It can happen in Moscow, it can happen in Paris, it can happen in London, it can happen in New York. It can happen in Yerushalayim somewhere, [that] some Arab could come with a knife, yes, it could happen. It’s not מובקע (a removed concept) today anywhere, and in any place. Any time and any place it could happen. זיכר (sure) it could happen, that’s for sure. It could happen im yirtze Hashem.” It is important to note that Rabbi Twersky was, in fact, killed in Yerushalayim, by Arabs who were armed with a knife. The picture on this video was taken at a Chanuka party held at Rabbi Twersky’s house in 2012. Notice the absent label on the bottle in front of him. Due to his extreme piety, Rabbi Twersky would produce and bottle his own wine. He would not eat any food produced outside his home. Listen through headphones, rather than speakers, for best clarity.