Rabbi’s Note to TAA Community after Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue

Cape Ann Community

בָּרוּךְ דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת

Blessed is the True Judge

עֵץ-חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ, וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר

It is a tree of life to those who grasp onto it, and whoever holds on to it is happy.

(Proverbs 3:18)

First an invitation, and then some reflection.

Invitation

This Friday night (a musical Kabbalat Shabbat with the Alle Brider Band) is the first time we will join together as a community after the horrific murders at Congregation Tree of Life in Pittsburg last Shabbat.  Our service, which will follow the regular form of our Friday evening service, will be an opportunity for prayer, song and healing in response to this horrific event.

We are also reaching out to the wider Gloucester community to join us in solidarity.  Since Shabbat, I have received many expressions of concern and support.  I expect I am not the only one. Today, leaving the synagogue, I saw a car…

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One thought on “Rabbi’s Note to TAA Community after Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue

  1. Thanks for the post a walk back to 1965… Joey! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂

    Jackie Deshannon ~ What the World Needs Now is Love (1965

    What the world needs now is love, sweet love
    It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
    What the world needs now is love, sweet love
    No, not just for some but for everyone

    Lord, we don’t need another mountain
    There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
    There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
    Enough to last ’til the end of time

    What the world needs now is love, sweet love
    It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
    What the world needs now is love, sweet love
    No, not just for some but for everyone

    Lord, we don’t need another meadow
    There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
    There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
    Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know

    What the world needs now is love, sweet love
    It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
    What the world needs now is love, sweet love
    No, not just for some, oh, but just for every, every, everyone

    What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
    What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
    What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)

    Jackie Deshannon ~ What the World Needs Now is Love (1965

    Artist: Jackie DeShannon
    Album: This Is Jackie DeShannon
    Released: 1965
    Genre: Vocal/Easy Listening
    Nominations: Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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