Commentary
I write, of all places, from picturesque Northern Italy. I am here for a wedding where, as the case may be, both bride and groom come from Israeli families. This is thus the second time, following last Saturday evening’s celebration of Simchat Torah (a festive annual occasion marking the completion of one cycle of Torah reading and the commencement of the next cycle) back home in Florida, where I am asked to rejoice with my co-religionists following last Saturday’s catastrophic Islamist pogrom in Israel, the single deadliest day for the Jewish people since the defeat of Nazi Germany 78 years ago.