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We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
Around the world, Jewish communities are denouncing today’s shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, which claimed 49 lives.
In the Bay Area, the Jewish Federations based in San Francisco and the East Bay, the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Anti-Defamation League expressed their horror and urged local Jews to support their Muslim neighbors and attend one of several gatherings at local mosques, including Jummah (Friday afternoon prayers) today.
A large group from the North Peninsula Jewish community attended afternoon prayers in Belmont at Yaseen Foundation, a San Mateo county Muslim community organization. Jewish organizations encouraging their members to attend included Peninsula JCC, Peninsula Temple Beth El, Peninsula Temple Sholom, Peninsula Sinai Congregation and Congregation Beth Jacob.
Fattin Wekselman, who is Muslim and involved in Muslim-Jewish interfaith work, along with Stephanie Levin, chief engagement and innovation officer at PJCC, organized the Jewish visit to services at Yaseen Foundation.
“It was a very tough day, but at the same time it was a warm day, the nicest day I have felt in this community in a long time,” said Wekselman.
“I am a Muslim and my husband is Jewish. It is very important to me to see that both of the communities in my neighborhood are stronger together,” she said.
https://www.jweekly.com/2019/03/15/bay-area-jews-show-up-for-muslim-neighbors-how-you-can-help/
In the Bay Area, the Jewish Federations based in San Francisco and the East Bay, the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Anti-Defamation League expressed their horror and urged local Jews to support their Muslim neighbors and attend one of several gatherings at local mosques, including Jummah (Friday afternoon prayers) today.
A large group from the North Peninsula Jewish community attended afternoon prayers in Belmont at Yaseen Foundation, a San Mateo county Muslim community organization. Jewish organizations encouraging their members to attend included Peninsula JCC, Peninsula Temple Beth El, Peninsula Temple Sholom, Peninsula Sinai Congregation and Congregation Beth Jacob.
Fattin Wekselman, who is Muslim and involved in Muslim-Jewish interfaith work, along with Stephanie Levin, chief engagement and innovation officer at PJCC, organized the Jewish visit to services at Yaseen Foundation.
“It was a very tough day, but at the same time it was a warm day, the nicest day I have felt in this community in a long time,” said Wekselman.
“I am a Muslim and my husband is Jewish. It is very important to me to see that both of the communities in my neighborhood are stronger together,” she said.
https://www.jweekly.com/2019/03/15/bay-area-jews-show-up-for-muslim-neighbors-how-you-can-help/
