Thousands of residents of Bnei Brak filled the streets late last night for the heartbreaking levayah of Mrs. Ayala Davidson a”h, the young wife of Reb Shlomo Zalman Davidson, who passed away during Shavuos after battling severe injuries sustained in last week’s devastating crash on Highway 1.

The horrific accident had already claimed the life of her young son, Avinoam Meir Davidson z”l. Since the crash on Erev Shabbos last week, Mrs. Davidson had remained in critical condition as doctors fought to save her life. Tragically, during the Yom Tov, she was niftar, leaving her family, friends, and the broader community shattered.

The levayah began shortly after midnight outside her parents’ home on Rechov Harav Kook 22 in Bnei Brak and proceeded to the cemetery in Elad, where she was laid to rest.

Scenes of overwhelming grief unfolded throughout the funeral, particularly during the hespeidim, when her injured husband, Reb Shlomo Zalman Davidson, temporarily left the hospital in order to participate in the levayah and eulogize his wife through tears.

In emotional remarks, he described her extraordinary devotion to Torah, her home, and her children.

“Every evening she would make a personal accounting of how devoted she had been to Torah and to the children. She never wasted her time on emptiness. Spirituality stood above everything else for her. She studied works of mussar.”

Her son also delivered a tearful farewell that left the crowd weeping.

“Please daven for us, that Father should have a complete recovery and the strength to raise us in the service of Hashem, and that the Ribbono Shel Olam should redeem us from all suffering and send the Geulah soon.”

Mrs. Davidson’s father, Reb Aharon Seller, also delivered emotional divrei hesped. Among the rabbanim and public figures attending the levayah was Ateres Shlomo rosh yeshiva Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, who addressed the mourners as well. A son of the Davidson family studies in the Ateres Shlomo Talmud Torah network.

The passing of Mrs. Ayala Davidson a”h, only days after losing her young child in the same tragedy, has plunged the family, the community, and much of Bnei Brak into deep mourning. Residents accompanied her on her final journey amid profound pain and heartfelt prayers for the recovery of the injured and comfort for the grieving family.

Meanwhile, thousands of people have already mobilized to assist the shattered family and support the five orphaned children left behind. Officials at Kupat Ha’ir said they have been astonished by the outpouring of support, noting that the tragedy has touched the hearts of Jews across the country in an unusually powerful way.

At the same time, organizers stressed that despite the widespread generosity, the funds collected so far remain far from sufficient to cover the family’s enormous needs — including the care of the orphaned children and the ongoing medical rehabilitation of the father, who remains injured, widowed, and mourning the loss of his young son.

Gedolei Yisroel have called on the public to join the special fundraising campaign established for the family.

{Matzav.com}