Mumbai on our minds

Issue of  Dec. 12, 2008 /15 Kislev 5769

The more than 170 victims of the Mumbai terrorist attack were remembered at a community-wide memorial last Thursday night organized by Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of the Five Towns (below, left). He and Rabbi Kenneth Hain (below, right) of Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence hosted a standing room only event at Beth Sholom highlighted by remarks from Rabbi Yaakov Reisman of Agudath Israel of Long Island (top, at podium). Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, chairman of Chabad’s International Conference of Shluchim also spoke. In conclusion, Cantor Joel Kaplan of Congregation Beth Sholom sang Kel Ma’lei Rachamim for the known Jewish victims of last month’s attack: Bentzion Chroman, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, Rebbetzin Rivka Holtzberg, Yocheved Orpaz, Nechama Rabinowitz, Alan Scherr, his daughter, Naomi Scherr and Rabbi Aryeh Leib Teitelbaum, of blessed memory.

Photos by Ira Lewis