92NY Community Events

Upcoming Events

ONEG – A Shabbat Experience at 92NY

Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:30 pm ET (Ongoing Monthly)
Location: Warburg Lounge

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Past Events

Israel at War: Itamar Rabinovich, Richard Haass, and Lihi Ben Shitrit in Conversation with Jodi Rudoren

Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 7 pm ET

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Solidarity with Israel Vigil

Mon, Oct 9, 2023, 3 pm ET

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Israel in Crisis: Vigil

Mon, Oct 19, 2023, 3 pm ET

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Israel in Crisis: Vigil

Tue, Nov 7, 2023, 1 pm ET

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Kristallnacht: Unbroken — An Evening with Elisha Wiesel

Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 7:30 pm ET

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Resources for Supporting Children

• Child Mind Institute Trauma Resources
• From the ADL: Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate
• National Association of School Psychologists: Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Talking to your Children about Israel in a Time of Crisis, Jewish Education Project
• Videos to Help Parents and Kids Talk About Scary Situations, PJ Library
• 8 Tips for Talking about Israel with Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Mental Health Needs - Gateways: Access to Jewish Education (jgateways.org)

Resources for Adults

• Contact Congress and support a bipartisan Stand with Israel resolution
• The National Center for PTSD’s Coping with Traumatic Stress Reactions
• Zionism and Anti-Zionism - Understanding Zionism and Anti-Zionism and their manifestations in contemporary American culture
• How to be an Anti-Antisemite: Know the Tropes
• Origins and Genesis of Modern Anti-Zionism
• Send a letter to a Soldier
• Israel: Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services (ohelfamily.org)

Ways to Help

Tell the Senate to Confirm a U.S. Ambassador to Israel Immediately. A confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Israel is fundamental to ensure that the United States supports the Jewish state in its time of need. Join ADL in calling on your Senators to urge a swift confirmation of Jack Lew as U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

Contact your senator

Sign this ADL petition now. Tell the media to do better in this time of crisis. They must call Hamas the terrorist organization they are, rather than depicting them as militants or a resistance to Israel.

I Demand the Media Cover Israel and Hamas Accurately

It’s very important that funders pace themselves. We understand the desire to help right now, but this is going to be a long and protracted war, and the rebuilding process will be even longer. There will be huge needs in the months to come, and while responding to the emergency, funders need to be mindful of the long term. Suffice it to say that many communities in the south were literally decimated and will need to be physically and psychologically rebuilt. As an example, Kibutz Be’eri, with 107 killed, lost almost 10% of their inhabitants. This is proportional to New York City losing 800,000 people. That will take long time and a lot of help to heal. We are advising funders to give to organizations that can, and will, do both the short term and the long term work. Organizations listed below meet that criteria. Federations appeals are a good way to give, as they work with established partners on the ground.

• Friends of Israel Defense Forces
• Jewish Agency
• Jewish National Fund
• Magen David Adom Emergency Response - Make a Matched Donation
• UJA Federation of New York’s Israel Emergency Fund

Reflections

Oct 30, 2023

A message for the community of The 92nd Street Y, New York from 92NY’s Senior Director of Jewish Life and the Senior Director of 92NY’s Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, Rabbi David Ingber:

We are now just over three weeks from the October 7th massacre, during which over 1400 people in Israel – Jews and non-Jews, Bedouins, and Muslims – were ruthlessly murdered, burned, and slaughtered. Innocent non-combatants were targeted by a terrorist organization, Hamas, whose stated purpose is the destruction of the State of Israel and the murder of Jews. Additionally, over 200 people – men, women, elderly, and children – were taken captive from Israel, their whereabouts unknown and their well-being uncertain.

Predictably, this unprovoked, pre-meditated pogrom has led to even more death and destruction. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of all innocent lives, whether Palestinian or Israeli, Jew or non-Jew. The Jewish tradition recognizes that each human being is created in the image of G-d. This fundamental truth makes this an excruciatingly painful moment for all who believe in the infinite worth and dignity of all human beings on the one hand and Israel’s right to defend itself on the other. As we stand committed to Israel today and every day, we also pray that all innocent lives be protected and shielded at this moment.

Oseh Shalom Bim’rovmav, Hu Ya’aseh Shalom Alaynu

May the One who makes heavenly peace bring earthly peace for all of us. Amen

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