Milton Balkany

Rabbi Balkany lifted his eyes to the lofty heights and saw Alfonse D’Amato looking within himself to guide New York with kindness and a giving heart. Also included in his praise Caroline Petrie.

Our Father In Heaven!

Our leaders stand as mountains on the horizon. We lift our eyes to their summits for guidance. We measure our progress against their lofty heights, and we hope that they are worthy of our trusting gaze. The renaissance physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilee told us, “You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.” New York knows that years ago, Senator D’Amato looked deep within himself and saw unfurled before him a banner of courageous red, truthful white and faithful, loyal blue. To Senator D’Amato, every New Yorker is a star and every one of his achievements on their behalf is a stripe. He has reinvigorated Old Glory with new glorious accomplishments. All born of his desire to stand before all New Yorkers as a solid, granite peak of compassion and action. We are also privileged to look to Caroline Petrie who signifies the heights that can be reached when kindness is paired with a giving heart. Oh G-d, bless Senator D’Amato with success for his triumph will be a victory for all of New York.  Amen!

Rabbi Milton Balkany lavishes praise on New York politicians Bruce Blakeman, mayor Rudolph Giuliani and governor George Pataki on the opening of the newly renovated Hewlett House as a headquarters for breast cancer education and for their support of this worthy cause.

Our Father In Heaven!

A gentle symphony sounds as You send rain to nourish the earth’s blanket of lush greenery. When raindrops satisfy the thirsty earth and later ascend to become rain once more not a single drop is wasted. Emulating the wisdom of Your creation, Bruce Blakeman’s credo is to carefully and fully utilize the treasures already in our possession. He, together with our friend Senator Alphonse D’Amato, revitalized Hewlett House, a 240 year old farmstead, which had long ago seen crops flourish in its fields.  They caused it to bear fruit once more as an educational headquarters central to the battle against the cancer which has robbed so many of our sisters, mothers, our daughters and wives. Though there is little glory in sifting through sheaves of legislative paper to root out that which is superfluous, Bruce Blakeman has searched and found and cut. It is a lesson he has learned well from our esteemed Governor George Pataki and our dear Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Oh G-d, may this symphony of sincere intent and good will reach a soaring crescendo with the blessings of health, success and victory. Amen.