The idea of children being swept up in these issues is a powerful motivator for some in the U.S. headed to the border, said Rabbi Josh Whinston, the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Whinston said he was drawn into the movement earlier this year when news broke about immigrant children being separated from parents and guardians.
“It shook the earth beneath my feet,” he said.
Since then he’s been involved in immigration and refugee issues in southern Michigan.
But now he’s involved with a coalition of organizations, such as Faith in Action, the Prophetic Resistance Project and a number of Christian and Jewish groups.
