Sunday, May 26, 2019
Chabad celebrates Jewish holiday despite hate speech graffiti
The Chabad of Staten Island, Meiers Corners, held a Lag B’Omer celebration on Thursday, despite the hate speech written on the wall of the Yeshiva.
Lag B’Omer, a Jewish holiday which celebrates Jewish unity and pride across the world, is traditionally celebrated with parades, marches and bonfires. The holiday also marks the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who escaped the persecution of the Roman conquest of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
In reference to the aforementioned persecution of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Rabbi Mendy Katzman, the associate director of Chabad of Staten Island, said that “2,000 years later, we’re dealing with the same thing. We are having attacks on our synagogue, people are writing ‘synagogue of Satan.’ ”
“But we’re still going to go out and be prideful and stand strong,” Rabbi Katzman added.
The hate speech written on the synagogue wall was discovered early Thursday morning on the eve of the Jewish holiday.
Dozens attended the celebration, which included a bonfire, a bounce house, cotton candy, and storytellers.
https://www.silive.com/news/2019/05/chabad-celebrates-jewish-holiday-despite-hate-speech-graffiti.html
Lag B’Omer, a Jewish holiday which celebrates Jewish unity and pride across the world, is traditionally celebrated with parades, marches and bonfires. The holiday also marks the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who escaped the persecution of the Roman conquest of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
In reference to the aforementioned persecution of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Rabbi Mendy Katzman, the associate director of Chabad of Staten Island, said that “2,000 years later, we’re dealing with the same thing. We are having attacks on our synagogue, people are writing ‘synagogue of Satan.’ ”
“But we’re still going to go out and be prideful and stand strong,” Rabbi Katzman added.
The hate speech written on the synagogue wall was discovered early Thursday morning on the eve of the Jewish holiday.
Dozens attended the celebration, which included a bonfire, a bounce house, cotton candy, and storytellers.
https://www.silive.com/news/2019/05/chabad-celebrates-jewish-holiday-despite-hate-speech-graffiti.html
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