One of the most important, complex and difficult challenges faced by Diaspora Jewry is the fight against assimilation, which is affecting Jews everywhere.
The expression "refused to be comforted" appears twice in the Hebrew Bible. The first time is in the story of Joseph and his brothers. The brothers return home and tell their father, Jacob, that "a wild beast has devoured" Joseph and that Joseph is dead, placing his clothes before Jacob. The Torah tells us, "And Jacob mourned for his son many days and all his sons and all his daughters arose to console him." But Jacob "refused to be comforted."
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