Mr. Richard Altabe, HALB Lower School Principal, attended the OU mission to Washington this past week with Senators and Representatives to advocate for Israel and the Jewish people. He was part of a group of people from the Five Towns who met with our Representative, Congressman Anthony D’Esposito. Mr. Altabe asked the members of the OU to wear the number 96 to mark the number of days the hostages have been held in Gaza, as requested by Rachel, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is still being held hostage. After Mr. Altabe’s suggestion, Rabbi Hauer presented Senators with their own 96 stickers, many of whom agreed to wear it.
