This year, the world’s largest annual peace gathering on Israeli Memorial Day falls on May 12.  For years The New Shul has been one of the many sponsors of the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony, an event that draws an audience of hundreds of thousands from around the world.  The ceremony is produced by the Bereaved Parents Circle and Combatants for Peace, two of the most important Israeli-Palestinian partnerships in existence.

You can watch the festival at home on Zoom, or you can see it on a large screen at a viewing party hosted by Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope.  There Rabbi Misha will join other rabbis, along with famed Israeli singer and peace activist Noa (Achinoam Nini), to frame the event with words and music.

After the ceremony we invite you to join Israelis for Peace at their protest in Union Square, where they make their call for the release of the hostages and a ceasefire.