We, the undersigned Rabbis of the Great Neck Jewish community, in a united voice, join the Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Lau, in expressing our absolute outrage over the terrible atrocities being committed against hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians, including tens of thousands of children. We are especially outraged by the news of the use of toxic gases and chemical weapons in Syria’s six-year war, in particular the attack of Khan Sheikhun and its citizens.
We implore our leaders and the leaders of all decent societies to do everything within their power to oppose the barbaric actions of those who attack the innocent and to help protect those unable to protect themselves.
Silence always favors the oppressor. On behalf of the oppressed, we refuse to remain silent.
—Rabbi Meir Feldman
Rabbi Tara Feldman
Rabbi Shmuel Ismach
Rabbi Yaacov Lerner
Rabbi Yamin Levy
Rabbi Dale Polaykof
Rabbi Howard Stecker
