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Pro-Israel Gatherings Send Support and Chizuk By Judy Berger | May 19, 2021
On May 12, over 1,700 devices logged on to a virtual rally, “NY Stands With Israel: Solidarity Gathering.” The event was hosted by UJA-Federation, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and the Israeli Consulate in New York.
Amy Pressman, president of UJA-Federation, opened the event. “There are constant reports of sirens, sadly, throughout the country from Ashkelon to Jerusalem, and the death, and injury counts are rising,” he said. “There is never any justification for sending hundreds of rockets into civilian neighborhoods, ever.”
Michael Miller, executive vice president and CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, added: “Many of our viewers have family and friends in Israel. Our two daughters live there, with their husbands, our nine grandchildren, and dozens of other relatives. Think about sirens in the middle of the night, w
New Rochelle Sephardic Minyan Completes a New Torah By Judy Berger | May 13, 2021
On May 9, the Sephardic minyan at the Young Israel of New Rochelle welcomed a new sefer Torah. The Sephardic-style Torah was commissioned by Sephardic minyan members and dedicated l’ilui nishmat Meyer ben Haim, Meyer Ouaknine, z”l.
Festivities, held at the home of Steven and Nataly Neuwirth, began with a traditional Sephardic Shacharit. The Torah’s sofer, HaRav Bensadoun, brought his handiwork from Israel to complete the final 26 letters of the Torah. Twenty-six members of the community were honored with writing these letters.
Nataly Neuwirth said: “My dad is present in my life now more than he ever was. He is my angel. He has taught me and my siblings so much about how to be a human being. More importantly, he taught us the true meaning of kibud av v’em in the way he honored his own parents. We cannot duplicate that, even if we tried. While the idea of a mor