Dear Friends,
Tomorrow, Jews around the world will observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. This annual day of remembrance designates sacred time devoted to recalling the horrors of the past as a means to shape the present and the future.
We must never forget that the atrocities of the Nazis demanded a complicit society. We must never forget that the horrors of the Holocaust were rooted in fear, intolerance and hate. The slogan, “Never Again,” can only be realized if the entire world is committed to overcoming the voices which perpetuate and promulgate hateful rhetoric in society at large.
This Friday night at 6:30pm, we will set aside sacred time during Shabbat services to remember and reflect. Our remembrance will be shaped by special music and meditations, and as our observance takes place against the backdrop of the unfolding horrors in Ukraine, we will seek ways to understand the slogan “Never Again” as it applies to the world today.
L’Shalom,
Steve