Rina, Tell Mashiach to Come

“Rina, now that you are ‘up there,’ tell him to come. We need him so badly. Tell him to come already”

Like other Shnerb children, Rina Hy”d soaked up her parents’ values, caring for Klal Yisrael while helping out those near her. She was that girl — the one who organized teachers’ end-of-year presents and stayed behind after school events to clean up.

Yet she also saw the bigger picture. She was bothered by how people drift apart while surfing on smartphones. During the shivah, Shira Shnerb suggested that setting the phone aside and spending time with the family for one hour a day would be a fitting tribute to Rina’s memory.

As I watch the Shnerb family face the greatest tragedy imaginable, I’m in awe of their unshakable emunah. Through tears, they thank Hashem for the many miracles they have experienced in this ordeal. And it is with this emunah that Rina Shnerb had packed a white blouse into her suitcase, as she came to learn Torah in Jerusalem just two weeks ago. “So I’d have what to wear, when Mashiach comes,” she told a friend.

Rina, now that you are “up there,” tell him to come. We need him so badly. Tell him to come already.