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Columbia Tragedy

Editor's note: On February 1, 2003, the world listened in shock to the news reports of the tragic end of mission STS-107, when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board. Among the seven who died was Ilan Ramon, an Israeli Air Force colonel who participated in the mission, making the tragedy especially poignant for the Jewish community.

We bring you here some of the reactions to his journey and mission recorded before and after the tragedy.

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		Shabbat in Space The Legacy of Ilan Ramon By Zvi Konikov "Jerusalem, we have a problem!'” Ilan said to me. He wanted to know how to keep Shabbat in space 6 Comments



		A Tipping Point for Jewish Earthlings By Shlomo Gestetner Ramon's journey is more than just another feel-good story for a country desperate for some good news. Rather it's an inspiring example of one man who senses the importance of Jewish identity



		Ode to Ramon By Tzvi Freeman There were others who traveled to space, but no one ever carried anything like his kind of baggage. You could say that he took an entire people -- 3400 years of history included -- to the heavens 1 Comment



		The Suddenness of Life By Yeruchem Eilfort In Ethics of the Fathers our sages teach: "Repent one day before your death." The obvious question is asked: how does one know which day he or she is to die?



		Pride and Pain By Dovi Scheiner Usually, a person dies, and then their soul shines down on us from heaven. It is rare that a spirit shines down on us from heaven, and then dies 1 Comment



		“Not One Of Them Is Missing” Remarks by President George W. Bush The Creator... knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home

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Posted: Feb 9, 2008

Sanctity

It is not how they died that made them heroes, it is how they lived.

Posted By Yehudate, Berlin, NJ

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