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I am taking part in this fast. Please consider doing the same, or doing another action to help bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. A simple action such as
donating to the Milk for Preschoolers Campaign sponsored by
American Near East Refugee Aid is a great way to start.
| Today, Thursday July 16, over sixty American rabbis, representing all of the liberal streams of American Judaism, will initiate the Jewish Fast for Gaza, a monthly fast that seeks to end the Jewish community’s silence over Israel’s collective punishment in Gaza that has resulted in a humanitarian crisis of overwhelming proportions. They are joined by over five hundred religious leaders and people of faith from across the United States who will participate in the fast. |
Why Fast?
In the Book of Leviticus we read, “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s blood is being spilled” (Leviticus 19:16). |
| In Jewish tradition a communal fast is held in times of crisis, both as an expression of mourning and a call to repentance. In this spirit, Ta’anit Tzedek – Jewish Fast for Gaza is a collective act of conscience led by rabbis and other Jews but supported by Christians, Muslims, and a wide diversity of other people alarmed by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. |
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