Members of Toronto’s Jewish community are planning to gather at several mosques around the city on Friday for a “ring of peace,” as mourners grieve following the deadly shooting in New Zealand.
Last week, a gunman entered a pair of mosques in Christchurch, N.Z., killing 50 worshippers and injuring dozens more.
“This is very much from the heart,” Rabbi Cory Weiss, a rabbi with the Temple Har Zion in Thornhill, Ont., told CTV News Channel on Thursday. “We’re paying respect and we’re grieving together. We understand the pain the community is feeling and we want them to know that we’re there with them.” “I’m happy because at this moment it shows it’s important to be Canadian and I’m so grateful for that,” he said. “Rabbi Weiss has always supported our community and I’m happy that we’re going to see them tomorrow as well.”
Weiss and Kari’s religious groups have made a point of working together toward various initiatives over the past 40 years, including co-sponsoring a pair of Syrian refugee families a couple years ago.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
A hundred years later, the Canadian Jewish Congress’s legacy lives onIn its efforts to forge an identity for Jewish immigrants in Canada, the CJC set a standard for social justice that remains strong
Read more »
Review: The thrilling story of Israel’s secret service and how it all began in Matti Friedman’s new bookJournalist Matti Friedman’s new book follows four Jewish men who were recruited to be spies before the country was created
Read more »
Why this N.Z. farmer gave up his semi-automatic rifle after the mosque shootings | CBC RadioNew Zealand farmer John Hart has been a legal gun owner for nearly two decades — but after Friday's mass shooting at two mosques, he turned his semi-automatic rifle over to the police to be destroyed. | cbcasithappens
Read more »
Politicians grapple with tackling the spread of hate following N.Z. mosque shootingsAs the world reels from an attack on two New Zealand mosques that killed 49 people, politicians in Canada are grappling with how best to handle a political landscape that one pollster says is seeing rising concerns of radical white nationalism.
Read more »
Facebook says no one flagged N.Z. mosque shooting livestreamFacebook says none of the 200 or so people who watched live video of the New Zealand mosque shooting flagged it to moderators, underlining the challenge tech companies face in policing violent or disturbing content in real time.
Read more »