Pittsburgh paper puts Jewish mourners' prayer on front page to honor synagogue shooting victims

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 11/02/18 08:33 AM EDT

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette put the opening words of the Kaddish, a traditional Jewish mourners' prayer, on the front page of its newspaper on Friday to honor the victims of the synagogue shooting.

“Magnified and sanctified by Your name,” the headline reads in Hebrew.

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Friday evening marks the first Shabbat service since a gunman opened fire inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood last weekend, killing 11 people and injuring several others.

Robert Bowers, the suspected shooter, pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday. He has been indicted on 44 federal counts related to the attack, including hate crime charges. The attack is believed to be the deadliest attack against Jewish people in U.S. history, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).



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[watoos]

1. Nice touch

If I remember correctly, the Post Gazette didn't give an official endorsement for president but it did give a checklist to voting which leaned to Trump. I'm trying to say that the PG gave an unofficial endorsement to Donald Trump.

You reap what you sow PG, you helped elect Donald Trump, IMO.

[marble falls]

2. Best OP of the day.

[leftynyc]

3. That brings tears to my eyes

On this eve of another Shabbos, please keep synagogue-going Jews in your thoughts. They are quite literally risking their lives to worship.

[barbtries]

4. me too.

i spend an inordinate amount of time crying these days. sitting at my desk at work, in front of my computer at home, driving. trump is so bad. i knew he'd be a catastrophe, but i did not expect that the republicans would abscond from their responsibilities for him.

[leftynyc]

5. These are dark times in the US

for anyone who is not a right wing, christian male. The gop is dead, gone and been replaced by the trump party. They will regret this.

[barbtries]

6. agreed.

sadly, we will all suffer for it.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

7. Here is the entire prayer

Exalted and hallowed be God’s great name in the world which God created, according to plan. May God’s majesty be revealed in the days of our lifetime and the life of all Israel — speedily, imminently, to which we say: Amen.

Blessed be God’s great name to all eternity.

Blessed, praised, honored, exalted, extolled, glorified, adored, and lauded be the name of the Holy Blessed One, beyond all earthly words and songs of blessing, praise, and comfort. To which we say: Amen.

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and all Israel. To which we say: Amen.

May the One who creates harmony on high, bring peace to us and to all Israel. To which we say: Amen.

[aquamarina]

9. Beautiful

[Pity Puddles]

12. When I read this, I cry.

Spent 11 months every day saying the Kaddish for my dad 4 years ago. Still tears me up

[Stuart G]

8. k and r

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Beautiful. That choked me up a little bit.

The decent part of the United States (that is, the part that isn't GOP) needs to stand loud and clear with our Jewish neighbors. And our Muslim ones, and our brown ones, and our female ones, and our under-18 ones, and...

[Cha]

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