The message was of peace.
At Newark Penn Station this morning, the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, Bishop of Newark; Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz of Temple B’Nai Jeshurun in Short Hills; and Imam W. Deen Shareef of Masjid Waarith ud Deen in Irvington commemorated the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with songs and prayer, and although they appealed to commuters to remember that clear, tragic morning, they also bid them to look forward.
“It gives us a sense of safety, a sense of peace, a sense of development to grow from what was a tragic situation … and establish a sense of cooperation and understanding,” Shareef said.
Beckwith said the interfaith service represents a coming together of a common humanity.
“Our metaphors are a little bit different, but the link that draws us together is the same god,” he said.
