American religion has really been the first responder on the front line. All of the organizational talent got focused on something very godly, very universal. It shows the universality of religion and the notion of one God. |
It's twice what we collected for the tsunami. We've never had an outpouring like this. |
The Union for Reform Judaism has never before undertaken a project like this -- but there has never before been a natural disaster as devastating as Hurricane Katrina. When one American is in pain, the entire American Jewish community is in pain. We are part of the fabric of this country, and our Jewish obligation is to mend that fabric when it tears. |