announcing the publication of
PEACE IN OUR CITIES:
RABBIS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
ISBN/EAN13: 1482333813 / 9781482333817
Related Categories:Religion / Religion, Politics & State
Foreword by Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Introduction by Pastor Michael McBride
Afterword by Teny Oded Gross
Edited by Rabbi Menachem Creditor
The prophet Jeremiah told the weary and heart-broken exiles of Jerusalem that they should "seek the peace of the city." Rabbis, along with faith leaders of every tradition, teach that a broken society is one in which we fail to take care of others. This book asks some very hard questions of America in the midst of a Gun Violence epidemic, and presents a passionate, hopeful, healing response to a moment of national pain and fragility. The rabbis in this collection ask: How many innocent deaths will it take for our elected officials to respond with moral conviction? How long must America wait to acknowledge that we lose 30+ American lives to Gun Violence every day, scarring our national life? How many tears must be shed? Learn, connect, and be inspired with the voices of today's rabbinic leaders.
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FOREWORD: Violence, Jews, and Justice
Rabbi Jill Jacobs
INTRODUCTION: Seek the Peace of the City: The Moral Mandate FOR Gun Control
Pastor Michael McBride
I live on a quiet tree-lined street
Rabbi Shalom Bochner
Becoming Actors
Rabbi Nina Mandel
A Prophetic Response to Gun Violence
Rabbi Menachem Creditor
The Name on the Bullet
Rabbi Jack Moline
Unnecessary Danger: A Reflection on Guns, Violence and Personal Safety
Rabbi Aaron Alexander
Answer Our Prayers: Remarks at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld
On the Sandy Hook School Tragedy
Rabbi Sam Weintraub
You Shall Not Murder
Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin
The Blood of the Children Cries Out From the Ground!
Rabbi Gary S. Creditor
Guns and Moses
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
For Their Shoes
Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Waking Up: Gun Violence & Inequality
Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann
How Long Will We Stand By?
Rabbi David Baum
Gun Owners: Who Will Stand Up and Say, 'Enough?!"
Rabbi Aaron Alexander and Rabbi Ronit Tsadok
It is Time to Put a Stop to This!
Rabbi Jack Riemer
The Weapon's Shame: A Case for Gun Control in Jewish Law
Rabbi Ari Hart
Are they His Adornments? On Gund and Masculinity
Rabbi Aryeh Cohen
Newtown and New Orleans, Oak Creek and Oakland
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
When God Cries
Rabbi Jesse M. Olitzky
God Full of Mercy
Rabbi Ben Goldstein
The Ten Commandments and Gun Violence
Rabbi David Kaiman
AFTERWORD: A Just Day
Teny Oded Gross