The late Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks used to often quote the idea, that "people respect Jews who respect their Judaism".
Seeing the packed Congress with hundreds of elected representatives and leaders of this country from both sides of the aisle, giving repeated standing ovations, to the messages and words of the elected leader of Israel who spoke out about the attacks of Oct 7th, antisemitism and the unique relationship that exists between Israel and the US people, was something that brought home this idea in a very powerful way.
Politics aside, delivering the message as it is, and being willing to stand by these timeless facts and values, is something that most people in this country respect and appreciate.
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It is not every day that you meet someone who has been through so much pain in life, and is currently enduring the ongoing nightmare of his son being kidnapped and held hostage, yet at the same time, is someone so full of hope, faith and a unifying message.
Avi's inner resilience and message of hope, faith along with his call to action for everyone to consider doing that extra good deed, prayer or act of compromise to strengthen unity, hit home with a… 