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Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat Service
December 9, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for a special Shabbat service featuring a conversation with Steve Dettelbach, the new Director of the DOJ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the first Senate-confirmed ATF Director since 2015. The service will also include a memorial candle lighting, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the 4th anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, and others.
During the GVP Shabbat Service we’ll also announce the release of “Turning Faith into Action: An Interfaith Toolkit to Engage the Faith Community on Gun Violence Prevention”. This free, 120-page digital and hard copy Toolkit is the work product of the DC Area Interfaith Gun Violence Prevention Network, a coalition of active volunteers from over 40 area churches, synagogues and mosques who work together to prevent and reduce gun violence in the DMV area and nationwide. The Temple Sinai GVP group co-founded the Interfaith GVP Network in 2017 with the GVP Ministry of the Washington National Cathedral.
We will be hosting a special oneg at the conclusion of the service. The service will be held in person but will also be available to stream here.