Shai Markowitz

The kids are so clueless they literally have no idea what and why they're protesting , but the chance to skip class, hang with the kafiya clad cool kids and scream against the evil infidels is just too much to pass up. Useful fools.

I don't recall going into the Passover holiday with such a feeling of anxiety and a fear of the unknown, and that includes the pandemic year, which was completely not normal either. With war, hatred, and hostages suffocating us, it just feels like everything is falling apart, and the Jewish people once again find themselves in the eye of the raging storm. And yet, despite all of the upheaval, in every Jewish home across the globe, the tables are set, the foods are ready to go, and that incredible indescribable feeling of joy and holiness is taking shape as a new Passover begins in just a few short hours. We have trained our whole lives for this moment of exodus, and God Almighty himself knows who is with him and his beloved people. Our enemies are circling like wolves, but God always saves us from their evil hands. That is the promise and the guarantee, and no matter who you are or where you are, we will all conclude our seder tonight with "Next Year in Jerusalem." (And if you don't, know that you're getting it wrong.) #ChagSomeach

A powerful letter of appreciation sent to @RepStefanik by WILLPower, "Women In Lakewood Leadership" representing a group of women leaders who run 35 major organizations in Ocean County, NJ. "We are a group of women who are blessed with leadership roles in the far-ranging social service infrastructure and network of nonprofit organizations that serve Lakewood, New Jersey and the surrounding towns..... Together, we formed WILLPower to network, support each other, and strengthen our collaborative efforts to serve the most vulnerable in our community. The members of WILLPower are the founders, leaders and key staff of organizations that bring together the diverse members of our Ocean County, NJ community..." "As professionals, leaders, and advocates – we are inspired and energized by your example. You stood up to apathy, to moral obtuseness, and to the entrenched yet wrong-headed ideals that have taken center stage in academia and blinded all to the double standard being applied when “free speech” must be tempered by concern for the safety and feelings of students – except when those students are Jewish. Thank you for teaching the entire country a lesson in courage and how to stand up for what is right."

On the eve of #TishaBaav , the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, watch a powerful and deeply emotional video produced by @AgudahNews for the last Siyum Hashas. Let us remind ourselves who we are and who we come from. Let us remember who we lost & the heroes who rebuilt our broken people out of the ashes of the #Holocaust. Their blood is stained on our hearts and seared on our souls. It is on each of us to carry their #LegacyForward. May their memories and sacrifices stand forever.