During the Levaya today of Yehudis Storch A”H, Rabbi Sruly Fried, Director of Chai Lifeline New Jersey, was asked to read out letters penned by the Niftar’s sisters.

When Hudis was diagnosed at age 16, all I could think over and over was “everythings under control, just not our control”. Last night we saw Hashem having control of everything right in front of our eyes. Every detail of the past 2 years was all revealed so clearly in her last few moments. Hudis we are so fortunate to have you as a sibling for almost 18 years. We are so lucky that we got to experience firsthand your kindness, your joyous innocence, your love for life,your incredible חן that shone through your beautiful smile.you never complained. You never despaired. You didnt even give up in your last moments as you waited for every single one us to be there with you. You breathed gratitude, and now we follow your lead and thank you Hudis on behalf of klal yisroel for the pain you suffered that was a tikkun for all of us.and thank You Hashem for the beautiful gift You gave us, our precious Hudis. Love , Malky

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“I figured it out,” you said.

“I know what death is.”

It was last August, at the end of an epic summer, and you were saying goodbye.

It was in the living room – on the couches you hated and in typical fashion, you spoke bluntly and decisively about the topic most people avoided around you.

“It’s just my body. That’s all it is. And I am not just my body. My body is sick…my body will die…but I am so much more than that. I am everything else that I am, and that will never die.”

Oh Hudis…

You are right.

You will never die.

Your body is here now – finally pain free…finally unhooked and untethered from everything that you are…

And Hudis you are everything.

You are the strength of a thousand people…

You are the courage of one lone solider against a mighty army.

You are the love that binds hearts together….

You are the innocence of a million children

You are the joy and laughter of uninhibited play…

You are the song that rises from the brokenhearted…

You are the notes teased from ivory keys, rising and falling with every breath you no longer need to take as you write the lyrics to the greatest song on earth…

Hudis – we will play that song…

We will add notes and harmonies and a baseline that keeps us moving forward.

We will write the stories of our heavy hearts and weave them through your lines.

We will create a bridge that connects it all and we will sing it…

And we will surely sing it too loud and too intrusively and off key – the only way you can possibly sing a song that can never die.

Achrona achrona Chaviva Hudis.

Save the best for last.

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