U.S. Rabbis to Lead 'Pilgrimage' to Border to Protest Trump's Treatment of Migrants

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U.S. Rabbis to Lead 'Pilgrimage' to Border to Protest Trump's Treatment of Migrants
By Chantal Da Silva On 11/12/18 at 11:46 AM


Rabbis countrywide are expected to begin a "pilgrimage" to the southern border on Monday to protest the Trump administration's "unacceptable" treatment of migrants.

In a statement sent to Newsweek, Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp of Temple Sholom in Cincinnati said that the "increased militarization of our borders and zero-tolerance policies" have created the conditions for a "humanitarian disaster affecting immigrants and asylum seekers."

"These policies violate every principle of decency, justice and compassion that we hold as Jews," Terlinchamp said. "We are making this sacred journey to call on our government to stop the unacceptable practice of imprisoning immigrant minors, and ensure protection for those seeking refuge within our borders.”

Hasidic rabbis at Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on November 19, 2017. Rabbis countrywide are expected to begin a "pilgrimage" to the southern border on November 12 to protest the Trump administration's treatment of migrants. Amir Levy/Getty

Dubbed the "Let Our Families Go" pilgrimage, the journey is expected to see rabbis travel in three groups, departing from starting points in Cleveland, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Sacramento, California, on Monday.

The rabbis plan to stop in Indianapolis and St. Louis for rallies before converging in El Paso, Texas, on November 15.

The group is then expected to participate in an "action of prophetic witness that will call attention to the injustices taking place on the border," before traveling to Tornillo, Texas, in a demonstration of "solidarity" between the Jewish community and immigrants "suffering these outrages" brought on by government policy.

Specifically, rabbis plan to protest three ongoing crises near the border. In a press release sent to Newsweek, the group said those crises included: The Trump administration's ongoing detention of migrant children at a "tent city" site in Tornillo; immigration officials' decision to release migrants in El Paso from detention with "no access to support or resources"; and U.S. immigration officials' slow processing of asylum seekers, with dozens of undocumented migrants recently being forced to camp on the Paso Del Norte international bridge as they waited to enter the U.S.

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https://www.newsweek.com/us-rabbis-lead-pilgrimage-border-protest-trumps-treatment-migrants-1212027?fbclid=IwAR2vy8UR3ncXdRTZpugqSbB_H8J0f-def0sneDDdPHsuUhkTpMGaOFz54ks

[malaise]

1. Nice to see - we'll sink or swim together

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[hlthe2b]

2. Good on them... Glad to see one religious group actually practice what they "preach"...

(with acknowledgement to those non-RW fundy Christian denominations who still do (and the other religions as well)

I hope this does not ignite another Trump-instigated antisemitic response.

[eleny]

3. Rabbis on the march!

Be safe and be heard.

[JI7]

4. they are risking their lives doing this

[Judi Lynn]

6. That thought occurred to me, too. Could be seriously dangerous to them.

The haters don't want anyone showing compassion toward the people they hope to persecute, and they don't want anyone daring to contradict The Orange Nightmare's whims, no matter how despicable they are.

[dem4decades]

5. Where are the rest of the religious leaders?

And a brave and courageous act by the Rabbi's.