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 HUC-JIR Students at Year-in-Israel Program Express Condolences to Mercaz HaRav Community Monday, March 10, 2008 Jerusalem Dear Students, It is hard—if not impossible—to find the words to express our shock and outrage over the attack at Mercaz HaRav last Thursday evening. We are deeply saddened by the loss of the innocent and noble lives of the students who were so brutally murdered. We pray that God will grant strength to their families, to their friends and colleagues, and to all whose lives they touched. We pray as well that the wounded find healing, and that those in physical or emotional trauma find hope and wholeness. May we strengthen one another, and continue to work toward a day when those who sow in tears will reap in joy. 
With our deepest sympathy, and in remembrance, The Students of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
