For the second week running, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has called for unity and prayer in response to the violence in Israel.
In an email to United Synagogue rabbis, he said: “With every day that passes we hear of further violence in Israel, with the latest wave of shootings and stabbings taking at least three more innocent lives. As I mentioned in my email to you last week, our response must be one of unity and prayer.”
Rabbi Mirvis has written a special prayer to be recited in synagogues this Shabbat.
He said: “Rabbanim may wish to recite tehillim following weekday services and perhaps hold dedicated communal evenings of prayer and reflection which are a powerful way of expressing our heartfelt support for our brethren in Israel.
