Good Morning, Brooklyn: Thursday, September 16, 2021
PUBLIC ADVOCATE’S YOM KIPPUR GREETING: “G’mar chatima tova, an easy and meaningful fast, to all in the Jewish community,” said NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams yesterday on the eve of the most solemn day of the Hebrew year. “Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is a day when we both ask forgiveness for ourselves and give it to others. Compassion, empathy, and reconciliation are critical on the path toward healing.”
Calling on New Yorkers to “acknowledge and empathize with the experiences and challenges of those around us,” Williams said, “The call to atone resonates throughout our lives and communities, urging that we lift one another up in the year to come.”
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‘BABY BONDS’ HELPS FAMILIES SAVE FOR COLLEGE: New York City’s first-ever “Baby Bonds” program, helping families with children save for college, was launched on Wednesday, with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter and kindergarteners from The Williamsburg Bridge Magnet School. “Baby Bonds,” which is a citywide expansion of the community-driven NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program, provides families, schools, and communities access to a universal scholarship and savings platform, regardless of a family’s income or immigration status.