Justice for Eric Garner: A Statement from T’ruah

All lives matter. That’s the first message the Torah gives us about human beings. “One who sheds blood is regarded as though he had diminished the image of God.” Midrash Genesis Rabbah 34:14 “One who destroys a single soul is considered as having destroyed an entire world.” Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5 For  the second time in...
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