While searching for an appropriate story for "This week's parsha", I came across this article, written by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman, a member of the chabad.org editorial team.  I thought it might make for interesting reading...

Is it OK to Celebrate Bin Laden's Death

by: Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

Question:

Is it inappropriate to be celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden?  Is that a Jewish value?

Response:

You've asked what I could only call a very Jewish question.  For one thing, it's so typically Jewish to feel guilty about rejoicing.  Aside from that, the wisdom of our sages on this topic runs deep and thick.  When do you know a wisdom is deep?  When at first glance it seems full of contradiction.

Let's start with Solomon the Wise, who writes, "When the wicked perish, there is joyful song."

I was asked to help with the production of a video for this year's Yom Hashoah Remembrance.  With the permission of Carol Laforet, who provided the photographs used in the video presentation, I have made the video available on YouTube.  It is embedded here for your convenience: