Community Corner

The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, last week called for Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign or be fired by the Board of Trustees. This comes after Shafik announced that three of the four faculty who spent a session about anti-Jewish hate exchanging text messages ridiculing the speakers and sharing anti-Semitic tropes were removed from their positions – but retained on Columbia’s payroll – while the fourth, Josef Sorett, is slated to remain as Dean.

Investigation spurred by Congresswoman Meng was conducted
by Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General following current spike
in mail theft throughout the borough

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to implement the recommendations outlined in a new federal probe that revealed major mismanagement in how the agency is addressing the rise of mail theft in Queens.

Congresswoman urges money
to be restored

US Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, criticized the slashing of funds provided to the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), a key government agency that fights discrimination and investigates anti-Semitism on college campuses.

The company will fly American and Israeli fans to cheer and support Israel’s disabled athletes, turning Paris into our own home court and making our athletes feel right at home!

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky was an instrumental figure in Chabad’s global expansion, who was easily able to connect with others. He encountered thousands of people in his decades of travel on behalf of Chabad-Lubavitch, serving alternatively as rabbi, fundraiser, and friend. The rabbi was the keynote speaker at last year’s Queens Kinus HaShluchim.

Multifaith alliance of global religious and technology leaders signals commitment
to a human dignity-centered future

On July 8, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, attended by invitation the historic, multifaith "AI Ethics for Peace: World Religions commit to the Rome Call" conference in Hiroshima, Japan to sign on to the Rome Call for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics. The Rome Call urges governments, technology companies, and other organizations to advance an ethical approach to AI in order to shape a responsible future that honors human dignity.