Events and Vigils arround the World
Friday 7th
Los Angeles, CA - USA - Vigil organized by Youth Today at Los Angeles City Hall South Stairs (200 N Spring St.) from 7 - 8:30 pm.
San Diego, CA - USA - JYPRIDE of San Diego, The San Diego LGBT Community Center and United Jewish Federation of San Diego Invite you to a Community Memorial Service In Honor of Those Who Were Killed and Injured At the Tel Aviv GLBT Center Last Saturday 6:15 P.M. @ Kellogg Park, La Jolla Shores http://www.jpridesd.org
Sunday 9th
Buenos Aires, Argentina - JAG will have a gathering with Rabbi Sergio Bergman. 7PM Judaica Palermo, Thames 1326, Buenos Aires.
Monday 10th
Chicago, IL - USA - Congregation Or Chadash and members of the greater Chicago Jewish community at a gathering to remember the victims of a mass shooting at the Tel Aviv GLBT community center and to pray for the wounded7-8 pm Emanuel Congregation, 5959 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago Sponsors (still in formation) include Congregation Or Chadash, Emanuel Congregation, the New Israel Fund, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs - 773-326-1490 laurenceedwards@sbcglobal.net
Detroit, MI - USA - The Jewish Gay Network of Michigan service will be held in front of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield. Those scheduled to speak include Dan Levy, chief legal officer, State of Michigan Department of Civil Rights and ADL board member, and Rabbi Aaron Starr, director of education and lifelong learning at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. This event is free and open to the public. For information, please email Judy Lewis at jlewis@jccdet.org , or by phone at (248)432-5661.
New York, NY - USA Memorial and Solidarity Tehillim Service for the victims of the attack on the Tel Aviv gay and lesbian youth group. Join the community-wide memorial service as we stand in solidarity with the victims of this vicious attack and renounce violence in the Jewish community. The service will include Rabbinic messages, the reading of tehillim (psalms) and personal accounts of what its like growing up gay and Jewish. Where: JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. @ 76th St. New York, NY 10023 When: Monday, August 10th 8:00pm - 9:00pm Co-sponsored by NY based organizations offering support for LGBT Jews: JCC in Manhattan, JQYouth, GLYDSA, Tirtzah, CBST, Nehirim, and Hebro.
Tuesday 11th
Atlanta, GA - USA - An interfaith vigil in response to the recent shootings in Tel Aviv has been announced. The vigil, to be held at Central Congregational United Church of Christ on Tuesday, August 11th at 7 pm is sponsored by Congregation Bet Haverim, The Rainbow Center, and Central Congregational United Church of Christ amongst others.The vigil will be led by Rabbi Joshua Lesser of Congregation Bet Haverim lprice@cbhatlanta.org Ph: 404.315.6446