Last week, Raizel Blesofsky of Brooklyn, a pregnant first-time mom, tragically passed away at the age of 23. Her baby was left struggling for his life.
Across the world, in Cape Town, South Africa, Rabbi Nissen and Ariella Goldman were expecting a child. They did not know Raizel personally, but throughout Ariella’s birth, they both kept thinking of her.
They were especially touched by her giving and selfless nature: Raizel would welcome and prepare food for guests and campers at the Jewish Girls Retreat, which her mother runs, caring for each individual with warmth, love, and kindness.
The Goldmans reached out to Raizel’s parents, Rabbi Avraham and Nechama Laber of Chabad of S. Rensselaer County, with a most meaningful gift.
On Shabbat morning, just after shivah ended, Rabbi Laber was honored with officially naming the Goldmans’ daughter, Chaya Raizel, after his own daughter.
May Raizel’s legacy of kindness live on through baby Chaya Raizel.
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