Tisha B’Av (the 9th day of Hebrew month Av) is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, marking the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile that followed. This year, Tisha B’Av falls amidst a modern-day crisis: asylum seekers denied refuge and kept in unthinkable conditions, families separated and children locked in cages, and immigrant communities under perpetual threat of deportation.

Join us (along with dozens of communities across the country) as we share stories, sing lamentations, stand with those impacted, and call for a new vision of healing and justice. Together, we will demonstrate publicly that we will not turn our backs on our immigrant neighbors and those seeking a better life.

All faiths/backgrounds welcome. Please wear black or attire that reflects your culture’s mourning practices.

You are welcome to bring signs with messages that:
– are appropriate to your culture’s expressions of mourning
– lament current immigration policy and actions

Park in lot behind Temple (off Roseneath Rd.) or on Grove Ave. & side streets.

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