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In Sefer Tehilim (95:7), it’s written that we are Hashem’s people, “today, if you hear His voice.” But, what does it mean in a practical sense to “hear” Hashem’s voice? What exactly are we supposed to be listening for? A Bas Kol from Shamayim? And [Hashem] said: “Go out and stand in the mountain before Hashem, Behold! Hashem passes, and a great and strong wind splitting mountains and shattering boulders [goes out] before Hashem. ‘Hashem is not in the wind.’ And after the wind, an earthquake. ‘Hashem is not in the earthquake.’ After the earthquake, a fire. ‘Hashem is not in the fire,’ and after the fire, a still thin sound [literally: “voice”].” Melachim I 19:11-12

The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 1,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, commended four House Democrats – Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ), Kathy Manning (NC), Dean Phillips (MN), and Elaine Luria (VA) – for rejecting the silence of Democratic House leadership to call for action against anti-Semitism. In a letter sent last week to President Biden, the four signatories both stated the need for an “all-of-government effort to combat rising anti-Semitism,” and repudiated accusations of “apartheid” or “terrorism” leveled against Israel as “anti-Semitic at their core.”

The Yeshiva Ketana of Queens is extremely pleased to be honoring Dr. and Mrs. Ellie Bennett at this year’s dinner reception on June 8 at the Young Israel of Queens Valley.

The Rabbinical Alliance of America – Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American rabbis, applauds President Joe Biden’s stance against anti-Semitism and calls him to fill the role of Special Envoy for Anti-Semitism. In a May 28 statement, President Biden denounced the avalanche of anti-Semitic attacks on the American Jewish community and demanded that they stop.

In a year where nothing seems to be normal, Bnos Malka Academy’s annual dinner will be an extraordinary event. A typical dinner focuses on a couple of well-deserving honorees who have demonstrated their devotion to the school. During the pandemic and the remote learning of a year ago, the partnership between teachers and parents was strengthened.

In response to an alarming spike in anti-Semitism, a broad and diverse coalition of New York City organizations and leaders denounced anti-Semitism in full page ads in The New York Times and New York Post on Sunday and in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.