While representing the 18th Congressional District in the House of Representatives, Nita Lowey would say she was the Congresswoman from the “Chai District.” It was more than a play on words over the number of the district she represented; during the course of a lengthy career, Nita Lowey made a substantial contribution to the safety and security of Israel and the Jewish community in New York.

Sh’foch chamascha al ha’goyim asher lo y’da’ucha – Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that do not recognize You” (T’hilim 79:6). Klal Yisrael, on the other hand, has a completely different reaction. When we are faced with sorrows, we call out and turn to Hashem and His Torah, as David HaMelech stated, “Tzarah v’yagon emtza, u’v’sheim Hashem ekra – I will find troubles and sorrows, and I will call out in Hashem’s name” (T’hilim 117:13).