Hundreds attend circumcision of terror victim’s grandson

Hundreds gathered in the city of Elad for the brit, or circumcision ceremony, of the son of Shmuel and Chen Salomon, whose three family members were brutally murdered in a terrorist attack last week.

“We chose to open this ceremony to the public so the Salomon family would be remembered as special and joyous rather than sad and hurt,” says Shmuel Salomon, who lost his father Yosef, sister Chaya, and brother Elad in the Halamish attack.

The baby’s name was announced as “Ari Yosef.” The new father explained they had chosen the name “Ari” before the attack, but it gained new meaning after his family members fought like lions against the Palestinian terrorist that took their lives last Friday night. The Hebrew word for lion originates from the same root as the boy’s name. The middle name, “Yosef,” was chosen to honor his late grandfather.

— Jacob Magid