Amid Mourning in Israel, Rabbi Aims To Deepen Bond With the Druze Community
Yaakov Kermaier, formerly the rabbi of Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue Synagogue, made aliyah to Israel nearly a decade ago. ‘Innocent children murdered while playing soccer embodies pure evil,’ he says.
A 41-year-old Arabic language teacher at Majdal Shams Middle School, Nader Halabi, says he was left speechless by the news that 12 of his students were killed in the Hezbollah rocket strike on the Golan Heights soccer field this past Saturday night. He tells The New York Sun that the entire Druze village is reeling in shock.
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