Beth Hatikvah

The Congregation Beth Hatikvah Board of Directors is committed to making CBH a welcoming place for everyone and to being a good neighbor. We are thinking about the best ways to support our members and our community. We will keep you updated as our response evolves. May 30, 2020; New York, NY - Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Actio... n Center of Reform Judaism and senior vice president of the Union for Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: On Shavuot, as we received the Torah anew, with its unbending demand for justice, we also witnessed protests in Minneapolis, Louisville, and around the United States following the all-too-familiar lethargy in bringing George Floyd's killers to justice. The national rage expressed about the murder of Mr. Floyd reflects the depth of pain over the injustice that People of Color - and particularly Black men - have been subjected to throughout the generations. In recent months we have seen, yet again, too many devastating examples of persistent systemic racism, leading to the deaths not only of Mr. Floyd but of other precious souls, including Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. We remember others before them: Eric Garner.Read More