Editor’s Note: Here is an account from the president of the Reform synagogue in Charlottesville about what they experienced this past Shabbat. For those of us who aren’t Jewish, this is a must read. We must all stand in solidarity to say that bigotry, white supremacy, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and all other forms of hatred against those who are different is wrong and unacceptable.
In Charlottesville, the Local Jewish Community Presses On
BY ALAN ZIMMERMAN , 8/14/2017
At Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, VA, we are deeply grateful for the support and prayers of the broader Reform Jewish community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Heather Heyer and the two Virginia State Police officers, H. Jay Cullen and Berke Bates, who lost their lives on Saturday, and with the many people injured in the attack who are still recovering.
The loss of life far outweighs any fear or concern felt by me or the Jewish community during the past several weeks as we braced for this Nazi rally – but the effects of both will each linger.
Read more at http://reformjudaism.org/blog/2017/08/14/charlottesville-local-jewish-community-presses.
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