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American Jewish World Service
AJWS Urges Rabbis to Address Darfur During High Holidays
September 27th, 2008
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is urging rabbis across the country to discuss the genocide in Darfur with their congregants during the upcoming high holidays. On a conference call, Rabbi Rick Jacobs - a member of AJWS's Board of Trustees and Senior Rabbi at Westchester Reform Temple - addressed a group of 70 rabbis. A podcast of the call is available at http://www.ajws.org/emergencies/darfur/#ccaudio. "During the month of Elul, it is a time to take inventory of our souls," Rabbi Jacobs told the group. "We must awaken the conscience of our communities." Since the genocide began more than five years ago in Sudan's Darfur region, at least 450,000...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-27)
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