The Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) wishes to express sorrow and condolences to our Jewish friends for their loss of friends & family while attending a pilgrimage in Israel. We extend our prayers and our support to the Jewish community everywhere. We pray for the speedy and full recovery of those injured in the incident. Our prayers are with the families of the deceased.

A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel has killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday. May they rest in peace.