Mayor Eric Adams made remarks at one of the many synagogues where services took place.
NEW YORK -- There was an outpouring of support for the people of Israel on the Upper East Side on Friday.Mayor Eric Adams made remarks at one of the many synagogues where services took place.Temple Emanu-El did something it doesn't always do -- open its Friday night service to media. Its senior rabbi told CBS New York taking a different approach like this is how the community can garner support for the people of Israel.
'We should be the beacon for the entire globe. What happens in New York should cascade throughout the entire country and cascade throughout the entire globe. This dark moment, this painful moment, must turn into a purposeful moment,' Adams said.'It's important in moments of trauma for us to be together because we find strength in one another, and all of us are part of the Jewish people and Israel is our home,' Rabbi Joshua Davidson said.
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