Your Say • Readers Write

Dear Editor:

 For any cynical people who have lost their faith in humanity for one bad reason or another, please take note of the following. The values and teachings of the members of the Jewish faith and culture have it right. Within that community exists an honesty and neighborly love for one another that warrants admiration and emulation. This has always been true, but recently I have found reason to strongly confirm my belief.

Dear Editor:

 It is with a mix of emotions that I announce my decision to step down from the New York State Assembly this summer. After much contemplation, I have come to the conclusion that it is time for me to embark upon a new chapter.

Dear Editor:

 Queens Hatzolah has been receiving complaints from civilians and police about alleged Hatzalah members who are abusing lights and siren privileges. We were provided with license plate numbers of the perpetrators.

My Trip To Israel In May

Dear Editor:

I would like to share some thoughts about my recent trip to Eretz Yisrael. Although I did not take El Al, on the plane I was surrounded by many Jews in various attire, both religious and secular. Some men walked around with tzitzis, and I saw one Jewish man helping another put on t’filin. I saw this in Israel as well. Many of the stewardesses spoke Hebrew.

Dear Editor:

 This is a letter I never wanted to write. My husband Michoel passed away last week. I hate the term, “I lost my husband,” because I never did. For those of you who knew him, he was a tzadik, and I don’t use that term lightly. He learned day and night and was humble about all his accomplishments.

Dear Editor:

In last week’s QJL, Goldy Krantz’s article was entitled “The Truth Will Set You Free.” Perhaps unbeknownst to her, that phrase is verbatim a passage from the Christian Bible (John 8:32), specifically a quote from Yeishu. While a verse from the Christian Bible alone would be bad enough as a QJL article title, the verse itself implies a message completely anathema to everything we believe as Jews - namely, that knowledge of and faith in Yeishu as messiah and son of god (kivyachol, Rachmana L’tzlan) creates a firm basis for one’s life.  Her apparent innocuous intentions notwithstanding, Ms. Krantz should be much more careful with which phrases and expressions she chooses to employ for her articles.