Dear Friends,

This past Saturday night we all received the devastating news of the murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. I had the privilege of going to school with his father, Jon. All of us from Beit Midrash L'Torah (BMT) are in awe of the strength the family has shown. We are collectively heartbroken. Hersh was a beautiful and proud American-Jewish kid killed by terrorists for absolutely no reason. He was only 23 years old and no different than many of our own children. There are no words to console us. The pain felt by all of us will never heal and it shouldn’t because Hersh deserves to be remembered.

May his memory forever be a blessing.

My deepest condolences,

Alan Mindel,
HMTC Chairman