Tree of Life Statement
Interfaith clergy lead a prayer for peace
With one united voice, we, the undersigned, as members of A Partnership of Faith in New York City, deplore the horrific murderous acts that took place today at Congregation Tree of Life, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.
As colleagues and leaders of faith communities in this city, we have learned from each of our traditions the importance of solidarity. Each of our traditions espouses some version of love for neighbor. Struggling together with the challenges of our city’s diversity, we have come to the conclusion that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. We are committed to standing together and convinced that solidarity with others is an important public expression commended to us in each of our faith traditions.
We will gather together with our colleagues and congregants at Sutton Place Synagogue on Monday evening at 5:45pm to pray together as a public sign of our commitment to one another, as a pubic rejection of all who would divide us and as a clear expression commit ourselves to work together for justice, peace and unity for all. We invite all our neighbors in this city to join us.
The Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Bauman, Co-Chair
Christ Church United Methodist
Rabbi Joshua Davidson, Co-Chair
Congregation Emanu-El
Imam Al Hajj Talib W. ‘Abdur-Rashid
Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood
Rabbi Rachel Ain
Sutton Place Synagogue
Imam Shamsi Ali
Jamaica Muslim Center
The Rev. Amandus Derr
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
The Rev. Dr. Galen Guengerich
All Souls Unitarian Church
Rabbi Peter Rubinstein
92nd Street Y, Emeritus Central Synagogue
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
Sheik Dr. Ibrahim Abduhl-Malik
North Hudson Islamic Educational Center
Imam Dr. Muhammad Hatim
Admiral Family Islamic Community
The Rev. Matthew Heyd
Church of the Heavenly Rest
The Rev. Dr. Michael Bos
Marble Collegiate Church
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Central Synagogue
Fr. Brian McWeeney, DMin
Director, Community Relations and Interreligious Affairs Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of NY
The Rt. Rev. Dean Wolfe
St. Bartholomew’s Church
The Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry
House of the Lord Pentecostal Church