Mumbai

I'm so sad about the recent events a the Chabad House in Mumbai, India. Most of us don't think about Chabad unless we're out in the middle of nowhere and need a place to eat for shabbos. The thing is, Chabad has been in kiruv long before it became fashionable in the US, and they really sacrifice to do it. The shlichim leave their families, friends and most kosher/frum convieniences they are used to growing up in Crown Heights. They reach people who would otherwise never come in contact with religious Jews, and strive to bring them closer to whatthey themselves love. There are many who rightly decry the Messianic sect within Lubavitch, but not all Chabad is that way, and most are not. This particular Chabad house, according to CNN, also did drug counseling.

I don't really know what else to say so I just hope their families can find some peace, and their son will grow up to make them proud.