For the record:

Rabbi Gurvis did NOT attend the meeting on May 22, which was a Shabbat. He attended a press conference denouncing comments made by gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill following the May 22nd event, which was a Muslim communitywide action, the first such gathering of its kind, to my knowledge, ever to take place in Greater Boston. A check was handed to Governor Patrick to be delivered to the District Attorney's Office intended to pay for police sensitivity training, but the check was from Bank of America, not from the Muslim community. As I understand it, the money was from accounts of individuals and organizations identified with the Muslim community which had been closed by the government, and the ultimate decision was to use it in this way. The check was handed over ceremonially by an Imam who had recently given a sermon that was, based on a particular phrase, understandably controversial, and that is part of the concern and uproar.

It is important to understand the facts and get them straight before making some of the statements that have been made.