With heavy hearts, we mourn the tragic deaths of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frenkel, and Gilad Sha’ar and pray for comfort for their families. We condemn these horrific and unjustified killings. Children should never be pawns of war. May we soon see a day when there will be peace for all inhabitants of the land, “when you sit at home and when you walk upon the way, when you lie down and when you rise up” (Deut. 6:7). Those directly responsible must be found and brought to justice. We implore the Israeli government to pursue a response that leads towards calm and the cessation of violence, and to refrain from collective punishment. May Eyal, Naftali, and Gilad’s memories be for blessing, and may their families be comforted among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

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