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More than 1,200 attend Community Vigil for Pittsburgh

Event at Congregation Beth El was hosted by the Tri-County Board of Rabbis, Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and the Jewish Community Relations Council

More than 1,200 people attended the Community Vigil for Pittsburgh hosted by the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, the Tri-County Board of Rabbis, and the Jewish Community Relations Council at Congregation Beth El on October 28. (Andrew Rowan/Special to The Sun)

More than 1,200 people attended the Community Vigil for Pittsburgh on Oct. 28 at Congregation Beth El in Voorhees to mourn those lost at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27. The South Jersey Jewish community is shocked and saddened by this senseless act of hatred and anti-Semitism. The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey thanks its partners, the Tri-County Board of Rabbis and the Jewish Community Relations Council, as well as its host, Congregation Beth El, for helping to bring the community together to support Pittsburgh and show solidarity.

Former Pittsburgh residents Jen Capozzoli (left) and Robyn Kaplan light the yahrzeit candles at the beginning of the vigil. (Andrew Rowan/Special to The Sun)

Speakers at the Community Vigil for Pittsburgh included: Rabbi Aaron Krupnick (Congregation Beth El), Congressman Donald Norcross, Cantor Leon Sher (Congregation Beth El), Freeholder Jeff Nash, Rabbi Ephraim Epstein (Congregation Sons of Israel), Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum (Temple Har Zion), Rabbi Bryan Wexler (Temple Beth Sholom), Glenn Fuhrman (President, Jewish Federation of SNJ), Jennifer Dubrow Weiss (CEO, Jewish Federation of SNJ), Paula Joffe (Executive Director, Jewish Community Relations Council), Rabbi Andy Green (President, Tri-County Board of Rabbis), Cherry Hill Council President Dave Fleisher, Rabbi Nathan Weiner (Congregation Beth Tikvah), Jeremy Bannett (Associate Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League), and Jacques Dahan (Chabad).

From left: Jewish Federation CEO Jennifer Dubrow Weiss (left) and Jewish Federation President Glenn Fuhrman speak at the Community Vigil for Pittsburgh. Rabbi Andy Green, President of the Tri-County Board of Rabbis, addressed the children in the room, urging them not to be afraid to be Jewish in the face of this tragedy. Cherry Hill and Voorhees law enforcement and first responders show their support. (Andrew Rowan/Special to The Sun)
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