On March 15th, Chabad hosted a candlelight vigil in honor of the 5 members of the Fogel family who were tragically murdered in their home on March 11th. Students as well as community members attended the vigil, and people lit candles in honor of the family. Several students, along with Rabbi Zevi and some community members, said a few words about the catastrophic event and how it's effecting us here. At the end of the event, they handed out Shabbat candles for women to light this Friday in honor of the Fogel's. Over 15,000 women have become members of the facebook page "Women Unite by Lighting Shabbat Candles in Memory of Family Murdered."
Although this terrible occurrence happened thousands of miles away, it was very humbling to realize that the Jewish community here in Irvine still feels so connected and so effected by this event. Our support and desire to honor the Fogel family demonstrates our strength and unity as a Jewish people. We will always keep the memory of the Fogel's in our hearts.