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April Newsletter: Supporting your Neighbors

Written on April 19, 2023.

Hello Friend,For four and a half years, this community has walked together, learning what we can do to heal and build resiliency in whatever ways we can in the face of tragedy. For the last few months much of our work to support the families, survivors, and witnesses of the synagogue shooting has surrounded the trial that will begin at the end of April. We provide support...

Newsletter: The Amazing People Behind our Programs

Written on February 23, 2023.

Hi Friend, Today I’d like to highlight some of our programs and the amazing people who facilitate them. The strength of this healing community is the community itself—all the people who participate, lead, and bring warmth to this space. As Alex Kraemer said in his interview with CBS News about our Canopy Conversations program, “When you’re talking to someone that you know...

Newsletter: Changing Expectations Around Trauma

Written on February 1, 2023.

Hi Friend, The 10.27 Healing Partnership is in full-swing this January, with over twenty different programs and activities planned over the next few months. I’m excited to share those with you at the end of this newsletter, but I also want to begin a conversation about the stigma often associated with trauma. Trauma is often perceived as only affecting those most directly and...

Newsletter: Community Resilience and Resources

Written on February 1, 2023.

Hi Friend, As many of you may already be aware, the jury selection for the trial of the perpetrator of the October 27th synagogue shooting will likely take place in April, followed by the legal proceedings. This event is something that brings up a variety of thoughts and feelings for individuals in our community, and as the months pass, you may begin to feel both expected...

Newsletter: Happy Chanukah

Written on December 19, 2022.

Hi Friend, Chanukah is upon us! As we get excited about bringing a renewed sense of light and warmth into our space, I have been thinking about the beauty of the candles that we light as ritual so often each year. One candle in the darkness is incredibly brave. Without the first candle, you can’t see where you’re going, and without the first one, you cannot light the...

Newsletter: Yahrzeit Study

Written on November 15, 2022.

Hi Friend, We are so grateful for the support and love this community brought to one another during the commemorative events for those killed on October 27th. Over 500 people shared sacred space with us at the commemorative ceremony in Schenley Park, and over 100 people participated in commemorative Torah study, connecting in shared commitment to our Jewish values. We thank...

October 27th Commemoration Ceremony

Written on October 25, 2022.

Newsletter published October 25th, 2022Hi Friend, With the changing of the seasons and the end of the Jewish high holy days, many of us are beginning to viscerally feel the reminders of Oct. 27, 2018. This year, the forecast looks unseasonably beautiful and bright, a reminder that not everything is the same. Four years later we can still feel the distinct loss and remember that...