On September 11, 2001, America awoke with a jolt. With the collapse of the towers, we discovered that our country’s enemies were not resentful people sitting in a corner of the globe but hateful conquerors who despised us and had come to take America down.
That tragedy triggered America’s rebirth. Flags appeared everywhere, huge flags. Those who hated our country made us realize how much we love it.
The American spirit was revived and celebrated. The men and women of the armed forces, firefighters, EMTs, and police reminded us that while we had enemies, we also had heroes. With G-d’s help, they enabled us to prevail.
Love and pride for our country. Heroism. Unity. That is the legacy of 9/11. Not security lines and metal detectors.
That legacy is imperiled. While external enemies continue to seek America’s downfall, ominous threats grow from within. America’s internal bonds are frayed, hate and disgust have replaced love and pride, and political violence claims the lives of leaders across aisles and ideologies.
We cannot let this continue. We stand up today and every day with love and pride in what this country is and what it stands for and in the heroes who founded it and protect us every day. Remember 9/11.
We pray to the Almighty G-d for the strength, the security, the health, and the morality of our society, and for the future of the United States of America.
G-d bless America.
Mitchel Aeder
President
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Executive Vice President
Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer