800 rabbis sign statement supporting peaceful protest against racism - U.S. News - Haaretz.com
More than 800 rabbis, including the leaders of three major denominations, signed a statement in support of peaceful protest against racism and in memory of George Floyd.
The statement invoked Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, an iconic Jewish civil rights activist who marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It was written and distributed by the Reform movement's Religious Action Center, a political advocacy organization that has a long history of civil rights activism.
