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AUGUST 9, 2019 | AV 8, 5779 | VOLUME 71, NUMBER 34
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Interfaith vigil held after mass shootings
Poway family member: ‘Anger and vengeance are wrong’
NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITER
NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITER
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n the wake of the two mass shootings that occurred within 13 hours of each other this weekend, the First Church United Church of Christ of Phoenix hosted a candlelight interfaith vigil to mourn the victims of the shootings. The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix worked to help bring the vigil together. “There is no place for hate in Phoenix. There is no place for hate in Arizona,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said to vigil attendees. “It is the 216th day of the year. We have already had 251 mass shootings in this country. That is 251 too many. We must demand change. I am not here to offer prayers, but hopeful words for action.” The vigil was a communal response to a devastating weekend. On Saturday, a shooter killed 22 and injured more than two dozen at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. On Sunday, another shooter opened fire at a popular nightclub in the Oregon District in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people and injuring 20. The president and dean of Valley Beit Midrash, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, quickly joined the interfaith coalition to help plan the vigil interfaith vigil. Hate wins, he told the gathered mourners, “when it makes us cynical, when it gives us a negative view on the human condition. We come together because we dare not accept the mass shootings as acceptable, as normal. We dare not give up hope in this country and we dare not give white supremacy the upper hand.”
r. Howard Kaye will not allow himself to be depressed. He said he can be sad, but the practicing rheumatologist chooses to maintain a positive outlook despite the tragedy he faced. Kaye lost his wife, Lori GilbertKaye, on April 27, 2019, when a shooter entered the Chabad of Poway in Southern California and opened fire. The shooting near San Diego occurred six months to SEE POWAY, PAGE 3
Lori Gilbert-Kaye with her daughter, Hannah, and her husband, Dr. Howard Kaye. PHOTO VIA CHABAD.ORG/NEWS
Jewish Yosemite In our monthly travel column, Jeffrey and Virginia Orenstein take readers to Yosemite National Park. Whether you’re visiting for the first time or you’re returning, they have tips for getting the most out of your visit. Read all about it on Page 15.
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