Almost every Synagogue I have ever entered has these Hebrew words somewhere in its sanctuary, Dah Lifnei Mi Atah Ohmed, they are usually on top of the Ark which houses the holy scroll of the Torah. It means "Know Before Whom You Stand." It's a signal to remember that where ever you go, you stand before God. It's also a signal that the Synagogue is a Holy Place and you need to be careful what you do, say and bring into this holy building.

Yesterday Rabbi Lustig of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, forgot what that Hebrew phrase meant when he allowed serial hater Sean Penn to use his Shul for a publicity stunt. Granted,  the reason for Penn to be in his House of Worship was a fundraiser for the victims of the horrible Haiti earthquake, but I can't recall one place in the Torah where the ends justify the means. If the Rabbi had tried to find a different "name" he could have.

Penn is a bully, having been convicted of assault twice (and has one more on the way).  He has visited and befriended murderous tyrants such as Sadaam Hussein, Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, thus giving legitimacy to their murderous acts.

In Judaism we are taught not to wish evil upon our enemies, we are to pray that they change their ways.  This is what Sean Penn wishes upon his enemies "Do I hope that those people die screaming of rectal cancer? Yeah

In truth, Penn's presence in the Washington Congregation is what Jews call a Chilul HaShem, a desecration of God's…