More than 300 U.S. rabbis and cantors called on U.S. Jews to “actively pursue peace” during the High Holidays. In a statement released late last week by Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, or the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, the clergy said they “hope that hearts that have been closed by hate can turn to compassion.”
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