Crisis in Israel/Palestine

Kolot Calls for Ceasefire

As an independent Jewish congregation that is home to people with many different perspectives on Israel and Palestine, we stand together in profound grief and heartbreak for all who have been killed, kidnapped, injured, displaced, or traumatized by the horrific and escalating violence in Israel/Palestine–now threatening to spread across the Middle East. We grieve with the families in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, and across the world whose lives have been devastated. Continued violence jeopardizes all hope for peace in the region and does not help keep Israelis and Palestinians, or Jews and Muslims anywhere in the world, more safe. We add ours to the voices calling for an immediate ceasefire, a return of all those taken hostage, and an increase in humanitarian assistance commensurate with the overwhelming need.

-October, 2023

Below you’ll find a comprehensive and growing list of communications and signed statements from Kolot Leadership. In line with Kolot’s Policy Regarding Staff, Clergy, and Board Members’ Public Positions on Israel/Palestine, these statements are not necessarily representative of the whole community or indeed of leadership as a whole. On that page you can also find Kolot's statement on our Open Tent.