Bearing Witness #8

Processing the murders at the Capital Jewish Museum as we head into Shabbat.

If you want to help end the insanity — learn from, support, and donate to Standing Together,

Killing random people leaving a Jewish museum event in the USA does not help ANYTHING.

This situation immediately being weaponized by people who don’t give a shit about Jews or Palestinians with the intent to crush pro-Palestinian movements.

You can and should be pro-Palestinian AND capable of rejecting antisemitism and random violence against Jews without “what aboutism.”

I waited a bit to comment because I wanted more facts. There are shootings nearly every day in every major city, including DC. Now we’re learning that this man targeted the Jewish museum holding an evening event. He just got “lucky” it seems when he shot Israeli embassy staffers 32 times.

What we know (NBC Washington)

Details on the shooting (NYT) - graphic details

I can and do mourn the senseless murders of these people AND still stand firmly with those who are truly working to end the suffering and destruction in Gaza.

I continue to ask, how many people have to suffer and die?

May their memories be a revolutionary blessing. May we find the capacity to hold multiple truths and recognize the suffering we are capable of inflicting out of our own trauma.

May you find rest and renewal this Shabbat.