Was this horrific murder made worse by the fact that the murderer was a Jew and a member of that Borough Park community of Jews?
I hate to pose that question because one could respond, "what's the difference who the murderer was?" I could respond and say, "Well, it somehow hits me harder in the gut knowing that the murderer was a "religious" Jew."
I suppose I'm wrong in thinking this.
In my opinion it makes it worse that a Jew did it.
I cannot fathom how a Jew, who loves life and wants to preserve it, can suddenly turn around can brutally murder a child, a small and frail innocent child. I cannot begin to comprehend how a person could do it...
In my mind, when I think about it, I hear
"Why! Why! Why!"...
Besides the point it was a
Chillul Hashem (Desecration of G-ds name)...