As Abram stood upon the heights of Bethel, God said to Him, "Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you."
So, Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 13:14-18).
We are writing to affirm our support and prayers for the nation of Israel and Jewish people around the world. Our hearts are broken to see the sudden exposure of antisemitism that has revealed itself within our own nation.
It is disheartening to see and hear evidence that the very same evil spirit that led to the Holocaust is rearing its ugly head here in America. It was a joy to watch hundreds of thousands of Americans gather on the mall in Washington to convey to the community of Jewish people around the world that this unspeakable and unreasonable hatred is not universal, and that there are clearly many more voices that are ready to speak in support of the "apple of God's eye."...
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Editor's note: Due to technological difficulties, the appropriate signature was omitted from the web version of this letter to the editor. It has been corrected to match the print version. The Commons is addressing the issue urgently so that letters written on behalf of organizations are attributed properly...