- From the Desk of Rabbi Moshe Hauer -

What made these young people shine? . . . The key element that produced that light in their eyes and brought them together is their sense of mission to share the Torah they love with people they care for.

Our preoccupation as individuals, as an organization and as a community should be identifying what we can do better to ensure that our own connection to Judaism is compelling and enduring, that we will successfully transmit it to our children and students, and that we are able to effectively introduce and welcome others to Torah and to the Orthodox community. 

We do not have reliable numbers with which to measure the relative strength of this trend, but it is there, it is a threat, and it can and must be addressed in ways that will uplift us all.