Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Director of the Shalom Center based in Philadelphia, has started an initiative that urges the Anti-Defamation league (ADL) to reverse its opposition to a mosque and cultural center in lower Manhattan due to its proximity to Ground Zero.
He along with 31 prominent Jewish leaders have signed a statement that supports the building of the mosque and cultural center and disagrees with ADL’s decision.
The Center makes its position clear on its website. “The Shalom Center, after consultations with a remarkable array of rabbis and other Jewish leaders from a broad spectrum of Jewish life, supports the building of the mosque and strongly disagrees with the ADL’s position.”
READ THE ENTIRE STATEMENT: http://www.theshalomcenter.org/node/1747
They have encouraged the public to join in calling ADL to ask them to reverse their decision. The statement also invites “Jews of goodwill” to gather August 5th at the mosque’s intended site to “join voices in a serious and devoted vigil”.
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