A week of remembering
09/11/2023 08:19:27 AM
Today, Thursday November 9th, is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, in 1938. Many people associate this tragic date and events with the beginnings of the Shoah. Jewish homes, shops, and synagogues were smashed and burned, along with all kinds of edicts legislated against the Jewish people. One cannot help but feel that kind of hatred once again with the rise of Jew-hatred around the world and in the support of Hamas, which murdered over 1400 innocent lives on October 7th and which took well over two hundred hostages, including young children and the elderly.
On this coming Shabbat, November 11th, we will commemorate Remembrance Day. At the eleventh hour, we will pause and reflect on the memories of all those Canadians who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our freedoms today.
Next Shabbat, I will proudly wear the poppy, a State of Israel tie, and a yellow star badge bearing the words, "Never Again." I am proud to be a Canadian. I am proud to be a Jew. Am Yisrael Chai!
Rabbi Howard Morrison
