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Anti-Semitic vandalism in Miami area condemned by interfaith leaders
Rabbi Solomon Schiff, surrounded by several Miami-Dade faith leaders, speaks at the ‘I Am My Brother's Keeper Interfaith Assembly,’ Tuesday, saying there is no place for hate. (CARLI TEPROFF/MIAMI HERALD STAFF)
By Carli Teproff -
cteproff@MiamiHerald.com
09/23/2014 10:18 AM | Updated: 09/23/2014 7:08 PM
Rabbis, pastors and imams came together Tuesday to send a clear message to the community: There is no room for hate.
The ‘I Am My Brother's Keeper’ Interfaith Assembly at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami was planned to decry the recent spate of anti-Semitic vandalism in South Florida.
Rabbi Solomon Schiff, a member of Miami-Dade County’s Community Relations Board and chair of the ‘I Am My Brother’s Keeper’ committee, said it’s important to show that “everyone is in this together.”
“We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers,” he said, adding that diversity is what makes South Florida, South Florida. “We will not stand by when hatred raises its ugly head.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article2212524.html