Baruch Dayan HaEmet - Blessed is the True Judge.
This is the blessing said upon hearing the news of someone's death.
About 11:10 AM this morning (Friday), RivkA passed away.
Funeral plans are in the process, and we'll post them as soon as we know.
May RivkA's family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Please daven (or send happy thoughts) for the memory of RivkA bat Yishaya HaLevi.
With love and optimism,RivkA's family
baruch dayan emet.
ReplyDeleteBlessed be the True Judge - May He enjoy RivkA as much as the world of mortals was privileged to enjoy her.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan Emet.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet. May her family be comforted by the memory of her laughter and happy spirit.
ReplyDeleteברוך דיין האמת
ReplyDeleteI wish I had something else to say.
::tears::
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
ReplyDeleteBaruch dayan emes. May her family be comforted. A truly inspirational woman.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that we had the chance to tell RivkA here, and repeatedly, how much she meant to us.
ReplyDeleteAn incredible woman. So sad. Baruch Dayan Ha Emet.
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ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan haemet.
ReplyDeleteברוך דיין אמת.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet
ReplyDeleteRivkA - Lechi b'shalom.
ReplyDeleteTo everyone else: Baruch Dayan HaEmet. May all the family be comforted by their amazing memories of this wonderful lady, and be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Last night as I said my tehillim for her I felt that I was giving her a final, really big hug.
We will all miss her.
-Na'amah
Baruch Dayan Emet. RivkA touched so many people who will never "know" her or her family in the real world. .
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet. So sad. My life is so much richer for having "known" RivkA. May She rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan Haemet.
ReplyDeleteברוך דיין האמת
ReplyDeleteMay her family be comforted by the memories that they have of her and the knowledge that her optimism and her blog MADE A DIFFERENCE in this world and will continue to do so for a LONG TIME to come.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmes. She will be so missed but never forgotten.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet. We are all so blessed to have had RivkA in our lives...may those memories always be a blessing.
ReplyDeleteSuch an ebullient spirit. I am glad I met her three years ago at that first Int'l Jewish Bloggers Conference and am truly aware that I was acquainted with a courageous, happy and determined soul, one that will stay despite the physical loss.
ReplyDeleteברום דיין האמת
Baruch dayan emet.... sending strength to the family
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet.
ReplyDeleteMay RivkA's family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion and Jerusalem.
ברוך דיין האמת
ReplyDeleteRivkA -- You made your mark on this world and it is a better place because of your impact on all of us.
Sending happy thoughts of the difference she made to everyone.
Baruch dayyan ha-emet.
ReplyDeletecrying with the family
ReplyDeleteBaruch dayan emet.
ReplyDeleteI will miss RivkA's blog. I wish I had a chance to know her better. May HaShem give you the family strength, and may you be comforted.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Daya HaEmet. Crying here too. I didn't know RivkA except through her blog, but I learned so much from her nonetheless. My heart goes out to her family. Hashem should give them the strength they need to continue on without their beloved RivkA.
ReplyDeleteBaruch dayan emet. I am so upset to hear this awful news. I didn't know RivkA, but as the daughter of someone who died of cancer, I found her blog tremendously powerful and touching.
ReplyDeleteWishing the family a long life.
Miriam, London
If you ever wished to see an example of a Woman of Valor, Rivkah was the embodiment of that weekly prayer. She not only fought cancer, she kept hope alive in others who were fighting it and was a teacher to all of us. Her faith and strength were stupendous. Gan Eden's gain is our loss. May her family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough I never met RivkA I will miss her
Naarah,Vienna
BDE---my prayers to the whole family
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet. My thoughts are with her family.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet. Keeping the family in my prayers at this difficult time.
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ReplyDeleteBoruch Dayan Emes. I Schier (Columbia '88).
My heart goes out to RivkA's family. Her extraordinary spirit will live on forever in the hearts of all of us whose lives she touched.
ReplyDeleteברוך דיין האמת. אני מאד מצטערת שלא הספקתי להכיר אותה באופן אישי. ברכות למשפחה שלה
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יהי זכרה ברוך
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May her family find comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
peace.
ReplyDeletepeace dear RivkA
weese weeps with your family.
love and strenth from Connecticut.
Sorry for the loss. Lots of strength to the family.
ReplyDeleteMoshe, here is my blog post for today: http://lifeafternf.blogspot.com/2010/10/expected-shock.html
ReplyDeleteWe are with you. I love RivkA and will forever miss her.
Again, we are with you.
RivkA is an inspiration, and she lives on in her words and spirit. Our very best wishes to the family from Arizona.
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ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan Haemet.
ReplyDeleteRifka, your journey is over, and I now think of your family with a very heavy heart.
HaMakom yenachem etchem betoch shaar avlei tzion veyerushalayim.
Baruch Dayan Haemet.
ReplyDeleteIt was a privilege to know you and I will never forget you and your wisdom and courage.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet. I am sure that when Jameel posted this weeks parsha, Chayei Sarah, this morning he and many of us thought of the many lives of RivkA. It is difficult to believe that someone so enthusiastic, opinionated, caring, stubborn, and full of laughter is no longer with us. If she were able, my guess is that she would tell us to have a Shabbat Shalom. ("How? That's your problem!"). . . and tell those of us who have not, that we should move to Israel. HaMakom yenachem etchem b'toch sh'ar aveylei v'yerushalayim.
ReplyDeleteThe deleted comment was mine. I made a change and did not realize that it would be noted. But struck me that it is an appropriate reminder that nothing once here can ever be completely removed.
ReplyDeleteOh, RivkA. Yours was a voice that was heard around the world. You will be missed.
ReplyDeleteI am not of the same faith as you, which you knew, but I will pray in the way that I know how for your memory and for your family.
Love, Susan
So very sad. She will be missed
ReplyDeleteI am so very sorry. My prayers to RivKa's family and loved ones.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan Ha'emet. I'm am so glad RivkA was in my life through this blog, sharing of herself and helping others.
ReplyDeleteHamakom y'nachem escham b'toch sh'ar aveilei tzion b'yerushalayim.
Baruch dayan emet. I am another who knew RivkA only through her blog, but like so many others, I felt that she was a very special person who set a shining example of how to confront adversity with courage, optimism, and faith. My deepest condolences to the family and all who knew her.
ReplyDeleteMere words can not express how she touched my life even though I never met her. I lost my mom to cancer a year and a half ago and I took comfort in reading RivkA's blog. May her family find comfort. My deepest condolences....
ReplyDeleteCheryl-California
Baruch Dayan Ha'emet.
ReplyDeleteMay her memory be a blessing, and may her smile and her laughter live on in the memories of all who knew her.
Fly free dear one.
Rest in peace dear RivkA and may your family find peace in knowing you are no longer in pain.
ReplyDeleteYour voice will be missed.
.....Hugs:-(
I am very sad to hear this news - I have been following along with RivkA's courageous story. May the family find some nechamah and be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
ReplyDeleteOver from Robin's to say Baruch Dayan HaEmet .. may she rest in peace
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that I'm only today discovering this wonderful woman and her blog, as I'm seeing posts of her death on other blogs I follow.
ReplyDeleteBaruch dayan ha-emet.
I'm sorry I never got a chance to get to know this wonderful person who is so greatly missed.
May her memory be for blessing, and may her family and friends be comforted.
Goodbye my friend.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet. RivkA we only interacted online but you had a lot of grace and class.
ReplyDeleteBDE Rivka. I only started to read your blog last week. And I cry for you. And for your family. We need Moschiah now.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan HaEmet.
ReplyDeleteMy heartfelt prayers go out to her family.
Rest in peace RivkA. I will miss your blog.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace RivkA. You will be missed.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to RivkA's family.
ReplyDeleteShe was already part of my life.I will miss her so much...
Baruch Dayan Emet, RivkA's family and friends.
ReplyDeleteBaruch Dayan Emes. I came to know and love RivkA's family through her words and that made me love her more.
ReplyDeleteMay memories of her be a comfort.
Descansa en paz querida RivkA.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry I am just now finding this out. Rivka was and amazing woman and made sure none of us mothers who have cancer felt alone.
ReplyDeleteShe will be severely missed. Blessings and thoughts are with her family.
I had a few extra minutes getting ready for work (work is why I have not been blogging lately) when I was shocked and saddened to find a notice of RivkA's passing in my inbox.
ReplyDeleteI only knew her through her blog, and she came across as a courageous, righteous soul. I am sitting here fighting back tears. There is one thing I can say: that during her lifetime, RivkA lit up the world with her goodness. We will sorely miss her...
ברוך דין האמת
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
ReplyDeleteI am so, so sorry to hear this news. She was a wonderful and courageous woman.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
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