When Shimon Levi was a baby, he survived a terrorist attack against all odds. A suicide bomber had set off 35 explosives right next to him and his parents. Hours later, a Zaka volunteer found him crying on the ground with a piece of shrapnel pierced into his leg after he went flying three meters into the air. The fact that he survived was nothing short of a miracle.
But today, he is in need of another one:
Grateful to be alive yet severely injured, Shimon’s parents were left handicapped after the terrorist attack. Ever since, finances have been tight. Now that Levi is engaged, he is feeling the everlasting influence of the terrorist attack on his life more than ever.
“Because of our situation, my parents don’t know how they will pay for the wedding”, he writes on a crowdfunding page.
“This terrorist tried to kill our family. He tried to erase our existence. Please don’t let him! Please, help me build a new Jewish home.”
Funds are being collected here to help Shimon cover basic wedding expenses: A venue, food for Sheva Brachos, etc. Click here to join the thousands that are helping Shimon get married and to rebuild the legacy that the Arabs tried so hard to destroy. With the help of strangers across the world, his family name will live on for generations to come.
So I want to understand 3 things:
1: How did he survive the attack? There is nothing in the article answering the title.
2: Can someone give me an example of a suicide bombing that ISN’T dangerous?
3: Hachnosas Kallah is a mitzva regardless of why they are needy. The sob stories are irrelevant to the basic issue: “Help a needy couple get married”. Matzav’s clickbait headlines are already so transparent that no one falls for them. So why the deceptiveness of clickbait? Just come out and say it clearly in the headline. You may actually get more people to notice and maybe donate that way than by annoying your readers with clickbait.