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The PM, Jason Kenney and a room packed with rabbis

by Mitchel Raphael on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:41pm - 12 Comments

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a speech to the Canadian Federation of Chabad Lubavitch to honour the memory of the Lubavitchers killed in the Mumbai Chabad House terrorist attack.

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Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, also spoke passionately about the horrific attack.

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Peter Kent, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

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Toronto Liberal MP Mario Silva.

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Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler (right) with B’nai Brith’s Frank Dimant.

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Toronto MP Joe Volpe helps some of the rabbis by taking some snaps for them.

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The Chabad Lubavitch rabbis came from across Canada.

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  • Critical Reasoning

    “The PM, Jason Kenney and room packed with rabbis” – sounds like the start of a bad joke :)

  • archangel

    Great photos. I especially like numbers 8 and 11 from the top.

  • http://carnewsandviews.com jwl

    Didn’t know rabbis went for those kinds of beards. Except for the young ‘uns, they all could do a stand in for the lads in ZZ Top if they needed a temporary replacement.

    • Wayne

      LMAO – I was thinking exactly that right before I scrolled down and saw your post – makes me wish I could grow a decent beard – mine comes out simply awful. Give these guys a roadster and a couple of fender guitars and we are off to the races.

  • Dot

    I think I spotted Zelig.

  • http://www.jackmitchell.ca Jack Mitchell

    Good to see the young rabbis too, even if their beards aren’t quite Talmudic.

  • http://www.tennisvagabond.com BigDaveS

    Why in the world are all the pols wearing kippahs? Did Harper lead them in a shehecheyanu, or what?

  • http://deleted Sandi

    I think the photos are great. A very disinguished looking group. The beards – sure look better than Layton’s porn star moustache.

  • David

    Maybe by next year the Tories will have learned how to pronounce “Chabad Lubavitch”.

  • Mitka

    Orthodox Chasidic Rabbis grow their beards as a result of their interpretation of biblical law. Not sure it requires people here to poke fun. Uneasy about some of the comments.

  • Dickson

    How humiliating tp see supposed Gentiles posing as “honourary” Jews to solicit Zionist support.

  • Colin Smith

    Now i understand why Kenney and the right-wing turned George Galloway away. Are the neo-Conservatives now in fear of a Canadian version of AIPAC. Harper’s denial of free speech using the cynical ploy of a “threat to National Security” (in what way was he a threat?) proves Lincoln’s warning about the greatest danger to democracy is from within”. Canada’s great traditions of tolerance and free-speech are being attacked by a cynical fear of one man’s words. We are truly in danger of fascism. Good thing I’m leaving before a full police state is imposed.

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