J. Dale Shoemaker, Author at Pittsburgh's Public Source

Shabbat services at Temple Sinai on Friday evening, six days after the shooting inside Tree of Life synagogue. (Photo by Heather Mull for PublicSource)

‘An act of spiritual resistance’: Pittsburgh’s Jewish community hosts Shabbat services one week after the Tree of Life shooting

by J. Dale Shoemaker and Saima Sitwat November 4, 2018August 4, 2021

It was a weekend of coming together, reflection and collective healing in Pittsburgh. A week after the tragedy in the Tree of Life synagogue last Saturday, Shabbat services took place all over Squirrel Hill.

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