“𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲?

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜?

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻?”

(אם אין אני לי, מי לי? וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני? ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי?)

𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 (פרקי אבות) 𝟭:𝟭𝟰

As we approach Shabbat, the words of Hillel rise once more to the surface of our consciousness. Not as a teaching to be studied in the quiet of a beit midrash, but as a declaration to be lived, spoken, and acted upon in this moment of Jewish history. A moment marked by pain, determination, and a call for deep, united purpose.

𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲? (אם אין אני לי, מי לי?)

This is not a rhetorical question. It is an alarm bell. Today, the Jewish people are under assault: physically in Israel, morally in international institutions, symbolically in the public square. From the fields of Gaza and the skies of the North, to the lecture halls of Western universities, our very presence is challenged, our narrative hijacked, our humanity denied.

We must not wait for the world to come to our defense. We must reclaim our voice, strengthen our backbone, and act with clarity and courage.

To be for ourselves is not to close off to others. It is to affirm our right to exist, to speak, to lead, and to hold our heads high.

Jewish pride is not a reaction. It is a responsibility.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜? (וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני?)

Survival alone is not enough. We are not here to merely outlast our enemies. We are here to repair, to connect, to elevate. Our people have always been called to look beyond themselves, to turn personal resilience into collective strength.

This is precisely the vision behind The Voice of the People, a platform that refuses the fragmentation and isolation of the Jewish world. It is a space for unity without uniformity, for dialogue across difference, for building not walls but bridges between traditions, generations, and geographies.

If we limit our vision to our own pain, we diminish our calling.

But when we link arms and stories, when we remember that every Jew is responsible for one another (כל ישראל ערבים זה לזה), we begin to form a people not only of survival, but of meaning and mission.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻? (ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי?)

There is no more time to delay. No more luxury of waiting for the perfect conditions. The cracks in the world are widening, and we were born into this moment to bring light into those cracks.

Every day that we remain silent is a day someone else writes our story for us. Every moment we hold back is a moment when disinformation fills the space.

Now is the time to speak truth. To teach our children strength and kindness. To reach across oceans and create shared purpose.

The Voice of the People is a reminder that we are not alone in this work. Across continents, Jews are rising together, choosing action over fear, connection over comfort, responsibility over passivity.

This is the essence of 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗸𝘂𝗻 (תיקון): not a single act, but a movement of hearts, voices and hands, committed to healing what has been fractured, within ourselves, between us, and with the world.

So as Shabbat is about to enter, let us pause not to disconnect, but to reconnect. Let it be a time to remember who we are, what binds us, and why we must act.

Let it be a moment of clarity, courage, and collective commitment.

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗺!