From Boceraton, Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

On this episode, the rabbis are joined by Congressman Richie Torres from the Bronx, New York.

Congressman Torres explains how he became a staunch public supporter of Israel,

shares some of the challenges he faces advocating for Israel, and discusses his feelings on combating the recent wave of anti-Semitism in New York and around the country.

Also, the rabbis are joined by Joseph Borgin, the victim of recent anti-Semitic attack in Manhattan. Joseph details what happened to him last week and discusses what life has been like since. All this and more behind the Bima. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It's 9 p.m. on Wednesday night. I am your host,

Rabef. M. Goldberg, joined by my dear colleagues and friends, by Philip Moskowitz, and Rabbi Josh Brody, and we're here to take you behind the Bima. We're here to take you behind the Bima. Gentlemen, it is another week, another Wednesday night. A lot going on. A lot to talk about, but we have two very special guests and opportunities tonight.

Joey, Joseph, but we have two very special guests and opportunities tonight.

Joey, Joseph, who we're going to talk to, we probably never dreamt we'd have on.

He never dreamt he'd be on, unfortunately, due to circumstances, he has a story to tell.

And Congressman Torres, Representative Torres, also to show our appreciation, our gratitude has been standing

up in some very trying times for Israel and for the Jewish community in the face of anti-Semitism.

So we're grateful.

But let's begin with our sponsor.

And our sponsor tonight is a bitter, sweet moment.

Sponsor tonight is someone who's a big part of our family, literally and figuratively, here in BRS, and each of us personally, our very own, our beloved Linda Gordon.

Linda Gordon has been working at BRS before any of us.

She's been here for almost 25 years, and she's retiring.

Well deserved.

She's moving on.

She's going to be with her children and grandchildren.

And she generously, we should be sponsoring tonight in her honor. She's sponsored in honor of us. And we love Linda. We're going to stay in touch with her forever. And we're so grateful. You have a favorite Linda moment. Share with us. Share about our sponsor from moment. There we got a little picture right there. Tell everybody. Tell everybody a favorite Linda. So I'm in total denial. I don't believe she's actually leaving. I think she's going to leave for like a week.

Realize how. Tell everybody. Tell everybody your favorite, Linda. First of all, I'm in total denial. I don't believe she's actually leaving. I think she's going to leave for like a week, realize how much she misses us, and come back. That's how integral Linda is. She's the heartbeat of BRS. No one has cared more about our members. No one has literally lived, breathed, eat, sleep, BRS over the last 25 years. And Linda, she's given her heart and she's given her soul. Our members feel it. We feel it. And it's, I'm in denial. I really am. I, you know, she's such an integral part of it. I love how she has on her wall, like pictures of her family and then there's pictures of us. It's like we're all, it's hard to find that line between the two. Pictures of us, pictures of our families.

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