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What every chasidishe shnorer knows: when you go collecting, hold paper dollars in your hand
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She cites a similar example in a U.S. study that looked at how much people would donate to an art gallery if all contributions were visible in a large glass bowl.
“If you start off the glass bowl with $20 bills in it, people tend to give more than if you start off the bowl with coins in it,” she says.
New First Deputy Mayor Lauded for “Understanding Our Community”
Former New York City Finance and Housing Commissioner Abraham Biderman praised Mayor-elect Bill DeBlasio for naming Anthony Shorris to serve as his first deputy mayor.
“I know Anthony Shorris very well,” said Mr. Biderman, a member of the board of trustees of Agudath Israel of America. “We were colleagues for many years in the Koch administration and he succeeded me as New York City Finance Commissioner. He very much understands our community.”
“We worked together for almost a decade; he is knowledgeable, competent and deals well with the issues.” Mr. Biderman added.
AGUDATH ISRAEL LEADER COMMENDS GOVERNOR CUOMO FOR “POWERFUL, TIMELY” MESSAGE ON ANTI-SEMITISM
In a heartfelt letter from Rabbi David Zwiebel, executive vice president of Agudath Israel of America, to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Agudath Israel leader praised the Governor for his “powerful and timely” statement earlier this week that New York has a “zero tolerance policy “ toward anti-Semitism, “anywhere, anytime, in any manner, shape or form.”
The Governor’s remarks, which were delivered at the annual dinner of Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services, focused on the recent revelations of harassment of Jewish students in the Pine Bush School District. Rabbi Zwiebel commended Mr. Cuomo for taking “a number of immediate concrete actions upon learning of the allegations against the Pine Bush school district,” as well as for using the occasion of the Ohel dinner to reassure the Jewish community across New York of his firm commitment toward combatting anti-Semitism with all means at the state’s disposal.
Rabbi Zwiebel’s letter took special note of the recent vicious attacks against Orthodox Jews on the streets of Brooklyn by thugs engaged in the “Knockout Game,” in which an individual is punched viciously until he falls to the ground. “As grotesque and outrageous as this practice would be if its victims were chosen totally at random,” the Agudath Israel leader wrote, “the fact that so many of the victims over the last few weeks have been clearly identifiable as Jews has generated a palpable sense of deep apprehension among many of our constituents.”
Governor Cuomo’s powerful words and actions, said Rabbi Zwiebel, will help Jewish New Yorkers “walk the streets with at least some measure of confidence that the chief executive of the Empire State has their back … For that, we are deeply grateful.”
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Statement from Agudath Israel of America
Agudath Israel of America, a national Orthodox Jewish organization, issued the following statement today in reaction to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s signing of a bill that will prohibit therapists and counselors from treating minors seeking to overcome same-sex attraction:
We are deeply disappointed and saddened that the State of New Jersey now prohibits therapists from treating minors who have made a personal choice to seek help overcoming same-sex attraction. The new law tramples on the rights of mental health therapists to engage freely in their profession, and it unfairly denies teenagers seeking therapy for issues that are troubling them the ability to obtain professional help.
Under the new law, therapists, social workers or counselors who work with minors on these issues risk losing their licenses to practice their professions, and minors who sincerely want to obtain professional help will have nowhere to turn. This is an unconscionable infringement on personal liberty and a trampling of personal rights, including religious and free speech rights.
Agudath Israel views this threat to civil and religious liberties with great alarm. We believe that the new law, like a similar one in California that has been challenged in court and whose implementation is currently blocked, is constitutionally suspect. We will study the New Jersey law carefully and consult with mental health professionals in our community, as we consider all appropriate options.
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