We need to discuss violence at synagogues

Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Bodie, AAIC Chair of Spiritual Life’s letter in the Akron Beacon Journal:

A little more than three years ago, this nation stood transfixed by a senseless act of mass murder at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Antisemitism had reared its head again, as it has so many countless times, across the globe, throughout history. Tree of Life caught our attention, in no small measure because of its magnitude — 11 dead, seven injured. The news coverage was around the clock, page one. Vigils were held and the entire faith community reflected. The gunman sits in his prison cell, awaiting his trial.

Fast forward three years… Read more>>