Candle Category: Support

We lit a candle for two police officers shot in what seems to have been an ambush, in Newark,on November 1st. We pray for an end to this kind of violence on our city’s streets, as we renew our support of those whose lives are at risk for protecting our own.

We lit a candle for the Jewish communities of New Jersey who received notice this week of a confirmed threat to Synagogues. This particular threat has been neutralized but the challenge of anti-semitism remains. The clergy groups of Montclair reached out in solidarity this week to our Jewish Colleagues and this candle stands as a...

Dan & Leslie Silver lit a candle of support and love for their good friend Lee Ralph and his family. Lee and a group of other doctors were hit by a truck in La Paz, Mexico and Lee suffered extensive though not life threatening injuries. We wish for his healing and recovery.

We lit a candle for the students, women, and kin in Iran who are leading protests to secure the liberties they deserve as human beings, liberties that their country’s government denies. May their courage hold. May the world bear witness. May they win.

We lit a candle for all of those whose lives have been affected by Hurricane Ian, from Florida to South Carolina, and beyond. As we rush to aid the victims of this latest storm, let us not forget those in Puerto Rico who are still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona.

We lit a candle for those in Pakistan, where nearly one third of the nation is under flood waters due to a climate-change-amplified monsoon.