In preparation for the first Sabbath following the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Jewish leaders are signaling that they do not plan to close off their communities out of fear.<\/p>\n
Instead, many are encouraging Jews and non-Jews alike across the country to attend services on Friday night or Saturday, spreading the hashtag #ShowUpForShabbat across social media as an invitation to all. The campaign, started by the American Jewish Committee, is meant to offer a space for people to express grief over the massacre and show solidarity with the victims, said David Harris, the chief executive of the organization, which is a Jewish advocacy group.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday, a holy day of rest in the Jewish faith,\u00a0a man shouting anti-Semitic slurs stormed into the Tree of Life synagogue<\/a>\u00a0in the Jewish enclave of Squirrel Hill,\u00a0killing 11 congregants.<\/a>\u00a0The rampage was among the deadliest against Jews in the United States.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to send a powerful message to anti-Semites that Americans are outraged, whether these Americans are Jewish or non-Jewish,\u201d Mr. Harris said. \u201cIt was not only an assault on the Jewish community, it was an assault on American values.\u201d<\/p>\n