Several rabbis signed on to a letter backed by religious leaders calling for “sober restraint” as the United States determines its response to last week’s terror attacks in New York and Washington. Some 1,500 clergy across the United States have added their names to the letter, which calls on Americans to “dig deep to the roots of our faith for sustenance, solace and wisdom.”
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