Who said time heals?

If only we could all ease your pain too. I'm so sorry that you must go through this horrific pain. May G-d comfort you.

Shabbat Shalom,
Rachel

If only we could all ease your pain too. I'm so sorry that you must go through this horrific pain. May G-d comfort you.

Shabbat Shalom,
Rachel

oops - I didn't mean that to go through twice- my computer froze.
all the best,
Rachel

I don't have the words to say this the way I want to, but I would be disappointed in myself if I didn't try and offer something.

I have been reading your blog for quite some time now and there are a couple of things that are very clear.

One is your deep and abiding love for Karen and the other is for Ariel.

These are not things that you can fake or concoct, they are real. And I think that it would be impossible to grow up in that environment without being cognizant of being surrounded by an eruv of love.

So while I cannot offer anything that I expect to take away the pain, I can say with confidence that the mensch you raised was very aware of the love you had for him and that is very significant.

I just found your blog...what wonderful words. Losing someone you love, especially the way you did, is never easy, but knowing that people are thinking of you and your family is somewhat healing, and I hope you can feel the love that people have that is being made so evident in these pages. I lost a very good friend when she was 18, and every year her yartzeit is harder, not easier...maybe because her last days here are farther away? But knowing that I think of her and she can feel it on a certain level is helpful, and certainly Ariel is loving you as we sit here. Good Shabbas to you and yours, and his life and memory will always be a blessing.

Karen and I are grateful to all of you. We hope you have a meaningful Shabbos.

dear robert and karen ...

woulds't that were the case ................. :( that we might leave the valley of the shadow ...

a very shavua tov to u and yours, i am sincerely yours, ....

alan d. busch

Robert,

I've been away from computers, Internet, blogs and blogging for two weeks, but of course I had to "step into" your blog a few hours after our arrival home late Friday afternoon.

The date and month on the calendar may have changed since I went offline, but Seraphic Secret certainly has not.

The warmth, love, eloquence, honesty and brilliance still shine through. I'm happy to be back visiting the blog and being privvy to its secrets.

And may the reason behind the blog -- your sweet, gentle and brilliant seraph Ariel -- may his neshama have an aliya...

Welcome back Pearl. We missed you.

Robert:

I've been catching up reading blogs tonight and I'm sorry this note comes two days after the yartzeit - if I'd realized, I would have made sure to email you.

As I've told you before, I have no words. HaMakom yenachem etchem, as only He can, and of course your Seraphic blogosphere friends are all here for you.

Oh, Robert (and Karen), Halevai.
May Heaven comfort you.
Sara

Karen and I thank all of you for your generous and kind comments.

I was perusing the Book of Ariel and was very touched and inspired.
I don't know if anyone has pointed this out, but if you look at Bereishis 29:10 ,you will see that the Rashei Teivot of the words from "Kaasher Raah" to "Achi Immo" are the exact same Rashei Teivot as "Ariel Avrech" (in Hebrew). I think it is meaningful, that Yaakov, at this juncture, is able to find within himself super human strength (in rolling of the rock), after being stripped of all his physical belongings, by feeling a connection to his family. Having read "The Book of Ariel", it is apparent that much of his super human strength in dealing with his plight was derived from his intense closeness to his family unit.
Yehi Zichro, Zecher Tzaddik, Livracha.

Rabbi Beckerman: Thanks so much for pointing out this lovely gematria. I have to admit, but I never saw it before. Your words bring a measure of nechama and for this we are grateful.