We are Rabbis and Rabbinical students and at this moment of great moral reckoning, we are speaking out with one voice. 

Those of us grieving both Israeli and Palestinian loved ones this week know there is no military solution to our horror. 

We know that many Jews in our communities are feeling confused, afraid, and despairing over the events that began on October 7th.

Together with Jews in Israel, we are in deep grief over the 1200 Israelis who were brutally killed by Hamas. 

We are terrified for the over 100 Israeli hostages – adults, children and infants – who remain in captivity.

However, the U.S. and Israeli governments are using our grief to justify massive violence directed against the people of Gaza.

As we speak, over 34,789 Palestinians have been killed, including 15,000 children

According to Defense for Children International, the Israeli military is killing one child in Gaza every 15 minutes.

Scores of people are still buried in the rubble with no one able to rescue them.

Israel has cut off all access to electricity, water and medicine – and now Gaza is on the verge of running out of fuel. Threatening the lives of 2.2 million people. 

In the face of this terrifying, violence, we say no! 

We uplift the Torah value of v’chai bahem– live by Torah. Torah should be a source of life, not death. 

As Jews, as Rabbis, as human beings we are pleading with our communities to rise through our despair and our grief to save lives.

As Americans, we call upon our leaders to stop supporting and enabling this nightmare 

We call upon all Americans to call their representatives and demand that they act immediately 

Our tradition is an Eytz Hayim – a tree of life.  Life, not death, are its fruits. 

We ask you to join our calls  for a complete ceasefire now. 

Ceasefire means no more bombing

Ceasefire means no ground war

Ceasefire means all Israeli hostages must be released now.

Ceasefire means immediate engagement by the international community toward a just and lasting peace in Israel-Palestine. 

Ceasefire is the only way to prevent more death and destruction. 

All human beings are made b’tzelem Elohim – in the image of the Divine.  All human life is sacred and precious.

Too many precious lives are being killed. 

The voice of the Jewish people, now more than ever, must be clear and united: 

Never Again is Now. 

Never again for anyone. 

Not in our names. 

Ceasefire now!

Numbers of those killed updated last on 5/8/24. Source: Al Jazeera

Signatories (333)

Rabbi Leora Abelson

Kohenet Rae Abileah

Hadar Ahuvia, Rabbinical Student 

Abigail Allen, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Katy Allen

Rabbi Alana Alpert

Rabbi Doug Alpert

Rabbi Rebecca Alpert

Rabbi Steven Altarescu

Rabbi Arik Ascherman*

Rabbi Tsurah August

Rabbi Susan Averbach

Rabbi Dubi Avigur*

Rabbi Caryn Aviv

Rabbi Esther Azar

Rabbi Chava Bahle

Kohenet Hilary Chedvah Barlow

Rabbi Aya Baron

Rabbi Benjamin Barnett

Rabbi David Basior

Jess Belasco, Rabbinical Student

Aaron Berc, Rabbinical Student

Claire Bergen, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Allan Berkowitz

Kohenet Cece Berkovic

Rabbi Donna Berman

Rabbi Marjorie Berman

Rabbi Phyllis Berman

Rabbi Yosef Berman

Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein

Kohenet Molly Block

Noah Rubin Blose, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Liz Bolton

Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav

Rabbi Faryn Borella

Rabbi Lexie Botzum

Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay

Stephanie Breitsman, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Caryn Broitman

Caitlin Bromberg, Rabbinical Student

RB Brown, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus

Rabbi Josh Buchin

Kohenet Michèle Burger

Rabbi Meredith Cahn

Kohenet Sarit Cantor

Rabbi Seth Castleman

Rabbi Donna Sisselman Cephas

Rabbi Joshua Chasan

Nora Chernov, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Ian Chesir-Teran*

Rabbi Geoffrey Claussen

Rabbi Abby Cohen

Rabbi Aryeh Cohen

Rabbi Debrah Anne Cohen

Eva Cohen, Rabbinical Student

Rachmiel Cohen-Wallach, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Hillel Cohn

Rabbi Shahar Colt

Rabbi David Cooper

Anna Coufal, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Meryl Crean

Kohenet Zoh Lev Cunningham

Rabbi Rachel Davidson

Rabbi Dr. John Davidson

Willemina Davidson, Rabbinical Student

Max Davis, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Michael Davis

Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi, PhD

Rabbi Xava De Cordova

Rabbi Nate DeGroot

Daniel Delgado, Rabbinical Student

Eli Dewitt, Rabbinical Student

Alex Dillon, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Matt Dreffin

Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan

Rabbi David Dunn Bauer

Jake Ehrlich, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Rabbi Jeffrey Eisenstat

Sarina Elenbogen-Siegel, Rabbinical Student

David Elitzer, Rabbinical Student

Cantor Laura Elkeslassy

Rabbi Diane Elliot

Rabbi Doctor Barat Ellman

Rabbi Juliet Elkind-Cruz

Rabbi Sue Levy Elwell

Kohenet Rebekah Erev

Lievnath Faber, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Fern Feldman

Josie Felt, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Michael Feinberg

Rabbi Zev-Hayyim Feyer

Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

Rabbi Moshe Heyn

Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson

Rabbi Brian Field

Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone

Julie Fishbach, Rabbinical Student

Emma Fischer, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Nicole Fix

Kohenet Hannah S Forman

Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari

Rabbi Zach Fredman

Rabbi Ruth Gais

Rabbi Miriam Geronimus

Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny

Rabbi Grace Gleason

Rabbi Joey Glick

Rabbi Bob Gluck

Kohenet Ella Gluckman

Rabbi Shai Gluskin

Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg

Rabbi Elisa Goldberg

Rabbi Lizz Goldstein

Rabbi Mónica Gomery

Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb

Kohenet Rayna Grace

Rabbi Julie Greenberg

Rabbi Michelle Greenfield 

Rabbi Genevieve Greinetz

Rabbi Suzanne Griffel

Rabbi Miriam Grossman

Rabbi Chaya Gusfield

Rabbi Lara Haft Yom-Tov**

Rabbi Denise Handlarski

Simcha Halpert-Hanson, Rabbinical Student

Kohenet Or Har-Gil

Rabbi Patti Haskell

Becca Heisler, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Eli Herb

Rabbi Cecilia Herzfeld-Stern

Rabbi Jay Heyman

Melissa Hoffman, Rabbinical Student

Dagmar iris Holl

Rabbi Linda Holtzman

Rabbi Margaret Holub

Rabbi Rebecca Hornstein

Elizheva Hurvich, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin

Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde

Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde

Rabbi Devorah Jacobson

Kohenet Sharon Jaffe

Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill

Rabbi Amita Jarmon

Kohenet Elana June

Rabbi Andy Kahn

Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster

Rabbi Ariana Katz

Rabbi Joanna Katz

Rabbi Eliana Kayelle

Rabbi Irwin Keller

Kohenet Jo Kent Katz

Kohenet Orev Katz

Rachel Kipnes, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Lori Klein

Rabbi Lonnie Kleinman

Kohenet D’vorah K’lilah

Jayce Koester, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Debra Kolodny

Arielle Korman, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Douglas E. Krantz

Cohen Kraus, Rabbinical Student

Alana Krivo-Kaufman, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer

Rabbi Jeremy Kridel

Rabbi Elliot Kukla

Kohenet Nomy Lamm

Kohenet Yedida Landis

Rabbi Armin Langer

Rabbi Rachmiel Langer

Rabbi Alan LaPayover

Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg

Kohenet Rebecca Lemus

Rabbi Noam Lerman

Rabbi Michael Lerner

Kohenet Ketzirah Lesser

Jeffrey Levy, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Yael Levy

Ana Levy-Lyons, Rabbinical Student

Kohenet Luna Liebling

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling

Hannah Limov, Rabbinical Student

Noah Dor Lind, Rabbinical Student

Savannah Lipner, Rabbinical Student

Erev Rabbi Paige Lincenberg

Rabbi Ellen Lippmann

Rabbi Sam Luckey

Emma Mair, Rabbinical Student

Chel Mandell, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Nina Mandel

Rabbi Bryan Mann

Rabbi Anna Maranta, haKohenet

Kohenet Traci Marx

Kohenet Annie Matan

Rabbi Margot Meitner

Cantor Harold Messinger

Rabbi Sarah Messinger

Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer

Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer

Kohenet Dori Midnight

Rabbi Rachel S. Mikva

Rabbi Jeremy Milgrom*

Léah Miller, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi David Mivasair

Kohenet Sara Moon**

Rabbi Malka Packer Monroe

Rabbi Lee Moore

Rabbi Adam Morris

Kohenet Sarah Tziporah Moser, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Lizzie Horne Mozes

Rabbi Bronwen Mullen

Rabbi Gray Myrseth

Rabbi Steve Nathan

Josh Nelson, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Leah Novick

Rabbi Leah Nussbaum

Rabbi Dev Noily

Grace Oedel, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Hannah Orden

Molly Paul, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Alexis Pearce

Rabbi Salem Pearce

Lesley Pearl, Rabbinical Student

Sasha Perry, Rabbinical Student

Altari Sunra Peterson, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Steven Philp

Elya Piazza, Rabbinical Student

Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Lucía Pizarro

Rabbi Robin Podolsky

Anne Prusky, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Michael Ramberg

Rabbi Max Reynolds

Rabbi Bec Richman

Rabbi Moti Rieber

Rabbi Rochelle Robins

Rabbi Lex Rofeberg

Adira Rosen, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Brant Rosen

Raechel Rosen, Cantorial Student

Rabbi Marcey Rosenbaum

Rabbi Aaron Rosenberg

Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg 

Rabbi Ken Rosenstein

Jen Roitman, Rabbinical Student

Aaron Rotenberg, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Jeff Roth

Rabbi Michael Rothbaum

Sarah Rovin, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Gila Ruskin

Rabbi Jan Salzman

Rabbi Regina Sandler-Phillips

Rabbi Lynna Schaefer

Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks

Kohenet Lev Shir Schlosberg

Molly Schulmann, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Amanda Schwartz

Lena Sclove, Rabbinical Student

Cantor Lisa B. Segal

Rabbi Drorah Setel

Rabbi Micah Shapiro

Rabbi Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser

Rabbi Jenna Shaw

Rabbi Jeremy Sher

Rabbi David Shneyer

Rabbi Misha Shulman

Kohenet Pleasance Shamirah Silicki

Tzvi Silver, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Becky Silverstein

Rabbi Mia Simring

Rabbi Dr. Nachshon Siritsky, MSSW, BCC

Rabbi Asher Sofman

Rabbi Lily Solochek

Louisa Rachel Solomon, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi C.B. Souther

Chaim Spaulding, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Toba Spitzer

Rabbi Jacob Staub

Rabbi Jamie Stolper

Rabbi Ariel Stone

Rabbi Jon Summer

Rabbi Abby Stein

Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman

Ilana Sumka, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Daniel Swartz

Sue Swartz, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Laurie Hahn Tapper

Rabbi Barbara Thiede

Rabbi Shifrah Tobacman

Rabbi Ariel Tovlev

Jaz Twersky, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Jericho Vincent

Erin Viola, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Brian Walt

Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev

Rabbi Arthur Waskow

Mark Weber, Rabbinical Student

Jesse Weil, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg

Ami Weintraub, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Zari Weiss

Kohenet Ari Wharton

Rabbi Alissa Wise

Rabbi Michal Woll

Rabbi Joseph Wolf

Miryam Wolfson, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi Nora Woods

Lori Ayela Wynters, Rabbinical Student

Rabbi May Ye

Rabbi Moshe Yehudai*

Rabbi Cat Zavis

Kohenet Deborah Zavos

Rabbi Reuben Zellman

Rabbi Pesach-Lev Zeitz

Rabbi Simcha Zevit

Rabbi Shawn Zevitt

Rabbi Jill Zimmerman

Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman

Rabbi Sara Zober

Rabbi Rain Zohav

Cantor Michael Zoosman

Rabbi Shua Zlochower