By the Company They Keep
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Marc Gronich’s news article, “Hochul and Team Take the Reins in New York” (Sept. 3), though precise, neglected to provide any context as regards Governor Hochul’s “teammates,” official and otherwise, two of whom are prominently featured along with the governor in the picture that accompanied the article.
A third “team” member wasn’t in the photo, but both individually and as a group, the team does not bode well for law-abiding citizens of the Empire State.
Brian Benjamin is a proponent of reducing funding for police, tweeting (on, of all days, the Rev. Martin Luther King Day), “I support the movement to defund the police.”
The Rev. Al Sharpton, was not only found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay $65,000 to Steven Pagones, whom he falsely accused of rape, but was also convicted of two counts of disorderly conduct, and, more recently, fined $285,000 by the Federal Election Commission.
Not in the photo, but lauded by the governor, is Hazel Dukes, who, while serving as president of New York State’s OTB, plead guilty to stealing $13,000.00 from a disabled city OTB employee. Ms. Dukes was convicted in criminal court of attempted grand larceny.
What a team! Anyone hoping for genuine change in the state of New York under Governor Hochul’s leadership can only be deeply disappointed.
Moyshe Weiss
Cedarhurst, NY
Governor’s True Friends
Add me to the list of people who found the photo accompanying Marc Gronich’s article abhorrent. Not that I blame Mr. Gronich of The Jewish Press. In fact, thank you for highlighting a very important service – telling your readers who Governor Hochul’s true friends are.
Maury Fischgrund
Via email
Embrace the Abraham Accords
Caroline Glick’s front-page article (“Why Oslo Still Rules,” Sept. 24) is, unfortunately, exactly right. I fear that the Democrats in Washington will only pursue failed and old so-called “peace” initiatives, which have very clearly not worked – when the success of the Abraham Accords in staring them in the face.
Shoshana Rachel
Long Island, NY
Ready for Yom Tov
Rabbi Eliyahu Safran’s piece – “To Kiss, To Dance, To Be One” (Sept. 24) – was just the article I needed to bring me into the right frame of mind for Yom Tov.
A groyse shkoyech.
Shlomo Becher
New York
A Deep Holiday
I have always found Sukkos to be one of the most profound of Jewish holidays – from the reading of the enigmatic Koheles to the deep symbolism of the sukkah and the arba minim. I therefore greatly enjoyed Rabbi Daniel Korobkin’s op-ed (“Sukkos – Hashem Loves You Even More,” Sept. 24), connecting Sukkos and the always special and heavy Yom Kippur.
M. Cohen
Boca Raton, FL
The Religious PM
The picture of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wearing tefillin (“Israel’s Torah Observant Prime Minister,” Sept. 24) made me stop in my tracks. I knew he was Orthodox, but it’s always nice to be reminded of a powerful Jew’s commitment to Hashem.
Shira S.
Queens, NY