In Jewish law there is a belief that by preparing the dead for burial you are doing one of the greatest mitzvahs (good deeds) since the kindness can never be repaid.

If this represents the most unselfish of mitzvahs, how profound then is the wrong of grave desecration?

From Manchester, UK - Racist gang attack Jewish graves

About 100 headstones and graves were damaged at Rainsough Cemetery in Prestwich, causing damage put at nearly £150,000.

The damage was discovered on Thursday and reported to police.

Det Insp Simon Collier, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "I find it hard to believe that people could commit such a heartless offence."



I wonder of this has anything to do with the fact that a wealthy American Jew recently bought Manchester United, the NY Yankees of English soccer?