Faith Community Mourns the Loss of Teens

​The Rhode Island faith community mourns the tragic deaths of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrach, 3 Israeli teenagers kidnapped in June and found dead yesterday. We send our most sincerest and profound condolences to their families and stand in solidarity alongside our heartbroken Israeli brothers and sisters.

As people of faith, we denounce this unforgivable act of violence and together honor the sanctity of life. Our hope for a world at peace remains undiminished as we, members of the Rhode Island faith community, pledge to join efforts for an end to terror and war.

Rev. Dr. Donald Anderson  
Executive Minister, Rhode Island State Council of Churches

Imam Farid Ansari
Muslim American Dawah Center of Rhode Island

Rabbi Sarah Mack
President, Rhode Island Board of Rabbis, Temple Beth El, Providence

Marty Cooper
​Community Relations Director, Community Relations Council of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island