Natasha Saada and her daughters laid to rest in heartbreaking ceremony

After midnight (Tuesday), Natasha Sarah Saada (35), and her two daughters, Diana (7) and Devorah (5), who were killed in a fatal car accident on Shabbat in Brooklyn, New York, were buried at Har HaMenuchot in Jerusalem.

As previously reported, Sarah and her daughters, of blessed memory, were killed in a tragic and deadly car accident on Shabbat on the main Ocean Parkway road while crossing at a crosswalk on their way back from Shabbat prayers at the synagogue. The public was called to pray for the recovery of the young son, Rafael Pinchas ben Sarah Natasha, for a complete healing.

Local police continue to investigate the horrific disaster to understand what led to the accident. A preliminary investigation reveals that the driver, a 32-year-old woman who struck the family, was driving despite a suspended license, and police checks show she had around 100 prior traffic violations.

Hundreds of Jews, along with family relatives, attended the chilling funeral in Jerusalem last night to offer strength to the grieving father, Rabbi Sydney Tzedaka Yeshua Saada, may he be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

The Chief Rabbi, Rabbi David Yosef, burst into tears and said: "Abraham our forefather, the Holy One, Blessed Be He, tested him. Our sages say that Abraham our forefather did not even question the attributes of the Holy One, Blessed Be He; he accepted the decree with love. ‘And Abraham rose early in the morning’—a father going to bind his son. We have here a father who bound his wife and his two daughters, and you, dear father, you will grow stronger. You have true faith; you are God-fearing."

The influential Rabbi Meilech Biderman eulogized and said: "The month of Nisan, it is written in the Gemara, is a good sign for the deceased who is not eulogized properly. So he said, it’s a good sign for the deceased if they are not eulogized for the sake of the law, that for the sake of the law of Nisan they are not eulogized, it’s a good sign for them. But Master of the Universe, gentlemen, we stand here. ‘Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.’ Who can describe what is happening in the heavens now as they receive these pure souls? If we stand here with thoughts of repentance and reflect on what needs to be corrected."

Toward the end of the painful funeral procession, the head of the yeshiva, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, arrived to strengthen the family. In a rare gesture, he came to cover the graves of the family’s daughters and then offered comfort to the father, with whom he had a connection.

May their souls be bound in the bond of life.