A virtual meeting, A Moment of Collective Grieving, brought people together to grieve for everyone affected by the atrocities in Israel. Led by Rabbi Emily Cohen, it was a deeply emotional moment shared by hundreds of grief-stricken people seeking a place of spiritual refuge. I left this meeting feeling appreciative of the space to process, but anger and despair quickly overtook me.
People are inflicting irreparable physical and emotional harm on others because these humans worship differently, are a different race, celebrate another culture, love differently, want to be respected for their gender identity, and the hit list goes on.