Senator Shelley Mayer (D – Yonkers, Westchester County), chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee, praised the outcome of the state budget focusing on increased penalties for hate crimes. The New ...
The prayer of Elokai n’tzor continues, “V’limkal’lai nafshi sidom – May my soul be quiet to those that curse me.” Now, cursing is a rather radical action. The Siddur Meforesh includes that it means, ...