We Will Not Look Away: Vigil for Gaza

Please join us along with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Ashira Darwish, Rae Abileah, Shahd Abusalama, Omid Safi, Reverend Michael Yoshii, and Iyas Sartawari for a reckoning.

A collective refusal. A gathering of those who cannot stay silent while genocide is livestreamed.

We do not come together to be informed. We come because we already know.

We come because we refuse to normalize atrocity.

We come to grieve every stolen Palestinian life—every child starved, every family erased.

We come to grieve the collapse of our shared humanity—and to ignite what remains.

This grief is not weakness. It is fire. It is clarity. It is a declaration: we will not look away. 

Topics

00:00 Opening Remarks and Introductions

01:24 Shahd Abusalama's Testimony

07:46 Raif Ziada's Poem Recitation

19:53 Rabbi Lynn's Address

28:30 Omid Safi's Prayer and Reflections

40:03 Introduction and Greetings

40:07 Reverend Joshi's Reflections

42:10 Prayers and Songs for the Martyrs

46:09 Ashira's Call to Action

51:28 Rae Abileah's Contributions

52:12 Small Group Discussions

56:21 Project Hope Overview

01:03:59 Final Reflections and Call to Action

01:08:39 Closing Remarks

Support

Together, we call for the return of UNRWA and the shutting down of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Funds from the gathering will go to Project Hope, providing aid to Gaza.

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