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March 08, 2008
Mercaz Memorial in Los Angeles
The Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Young Israel of Century City are holding a memorial service and solidarity rally for the eight righteous Jews—victims of an Arab terrorist. The program will be held in my shul, The Young Israel of Century City.
Scheduled Speakers: Israeli Consul General, Jacob Dayan; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; City Councilman Jack Weiss; Rabbis Marvin Hier, Founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Rabbi Elazar Muskin, Young Israel of Century City
WHEN: Sunday, March 9, 2008, 4-5 pm
WHERE: Young Israel of Century City
9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 90035
(Between Rexford and Glenville Dr.)
We urge everyone to attend. Childcare will be provided.
The victims of the Merca Harav Yeshiva attack. Top row: Avraham David Moses, z'l (16), Ro'i Roth, z'l (18), Neria Cohen, z'l (15), Yonatan Yitzhak Eldar, z'l (16); Bottom row: Yochai Lifshitz, z'l (18), Segev Peniel Avihail z'l (15), Yehonadav Haim Hirschfeld z'l (19), Doron Maharata z'l (26).
Our son Ariel was learning the Book of Isaiah in the last year of his life. I found this verse annotated with Ariel's notes after his death. The words speak speak directly to the mystery of G-d's hand in man's joy and suffering.
Book of Isaiah, Chapter 45:
7. I form light and create darkness,
I make peace and create evil,
I am G-d, I do all these things.
9. Woe to the man who strives with his maker,
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth.
Shall the clay say to him that fashions it,
“What are you making?”
Or shall it say
“Your work has no place?”
10. Woe to the man who says to his father,
“Why have you conceived me?”
or to his mother
“Why did you bear me?”
15. Surely, You are a G-d who hides,
the G-d of Israel,
the One who saves.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at March 8, 2008 07:28 PM
Comments
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"I'm an Emmy Award winning screenwriter. I'm also an observant Jew, a religious Zionist, a fierce conservative Republican, and a member of the NRA."
SO confousing, after calling the Israeli citizen Doron Maharata's family Ethiopians... it just shows you have little respect for the people of israel. I don't think israel needs mofos like you.
Posted by: ethioteen at March 8, 2008 08:12 PM
ETHIOTEEN:
there are people who are not aware that there is an ethiopian community in israel. i assume robert was just explaining what might otherwise not be understood by some readers.
ROBERT:
the terrorist's family has erected a mourning tent in jerusalem, a move defended by avi dichter's office. his cousin tried to do the same in amman, but was prevented by police. go figure.
(what is a mofo?)
Posted by: Lion of Zion at March 8, 2008 09:32 PM
ETHIOTEEN:
apparently he is just following the captions as they appeared in AP
Posted by: Lion of Zion at March 8, 2008 09:45 PM
I rewrote the AP captions. I identified everyone as Jews because that's who the jihadists target. I specifically identified Ethiopian Jews because most Americans, a major portion of my reading audience, have no idea that this righteous, brave and ancient Jewish community exists.
I'm gonna guess that MOFO is not a generous compliment.
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at March 9, 2008 12:15 AM
It's not. It's ghetto talk for a favorite epithet of the ghetto denizens.
Posted by: kishke at March 9, 2008 07:17 AM