The shock, pain and anguish of the last seven days have been the hardest for many of us to to deal with for a very long time....
While we still struggle to come to terms with the tragedy that struck at the heart of our people and all decent human beings, our thoughts and prayers are with the families in mourning as we mourn with them and pray that they find comfort in the outpouring of love and unity that the loss of their loved ones brought about.
"Love means Love" is a fascinating video documentary about the victims killed in the attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai which reflects some of the impact their sacrifice has already had...
But there is still hope...as Shimon Peres said at the funeral, Moishele is our mourning but Moishele is also our comfort.
While you won't often find me sending you links to CNN.com, with the flood of painful searing images that have flooded our media, I can't resist sharing this clip with you;
Firstly, to see that precious child, "the child of the Jewish People" laughing and playing - it's something we all need to see.
But then there's Sandra "the heroine of the People." In times like these, survival instincts tell you to run for cover, to protection, to safety...but she did otherwise - and saved a life forever.
In times like these, our instincts tell us to run, to cry, to grieve. But let's learn from Sandra, let's do otherwise and change a life forever.
Rabbi Chaim