Left in the Reeds

After a little research I see that the so called Jewish Center is the Chabad Lubovitch House almost at the southern tip of the peninsula upon which Mumbai rests.


Having heard of the ruthlessness of the attackers I held out little hope for those hostages that might have been held in the Naiman House. The Rabbi and his wife were among those murdered. The picture of this lovely couple somehow touched my heart. I know they are but among more than a hundred killed in the multi-pronged attack but the story of these religious people made the tragedy small scale enough for me to comprehend emotionally. I simply wept.

Fortunately their son Moshe was saved and he is well named. He was left in the reeds and survived.

Does Someone Want War Between India and Pakistan?

I want to condemn the attacks in Mumbai and in particular to note that religious war is a crazy idea! It is wrong to attack the Jewish Center because of a hatred of Jews or because of some sort of religious fanaticism.

We need to try and move beyond religious warfare.

Hopefully this sort of attack by those who declare they are doing it for some religious reason will not lead to communal violence against Muslims in India. Hopefully this will not lead to an escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.

Who, if anyone, would benefit between a full scale war between India and Pakistan?