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to being the wife of Israel’s Ambassador to the United States
in Washington D.C. Just as our behavior as Bais Yaakov girls
in a local park didn’t just reflect upon us as individuals but
upon the Jewish people as a whole, so, too, what my
husband and I do in the U.S. doesn’t just reflect upon us as
“I have come to appreciate that what
is true for me and my husband is
true in some sense for all Jews.
Because we are Jews,
all of us are ambassadors–all of us
represent the Jewish State.
individuals but upon the people of Israel as a whole.
”What’s more, during my time here in the U.S., I have come
to appreciate that what is true for me and my husband is true
in some sense for all Jews. Because we are Jews, all of us are
ambassadors – all of us represent the Jewish State. Whether
you are a school girl playing at a local park, a mother shop-
ping in the grocery store, or a wife standing next to her hus-
band in the halls of the White House, the way you
behave can affect people’s opinions not just of Jews but also
of Israel – opinions that can make a difference many years
later.
I’ll give you an example: About a year ago, my husband
met with a member of Congress who had immigrated to the
U.S. as a child and who is a strong supporter of Israel. He told
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to being the wife of Israel’s Ambassador to the United States
in Washington D.C. Just as our behavior as Bais Yaakov girls
in a local park didn’t just reflect upon us as individuals but
upon the Jewish people as a whole, so, too, what my
husband and I do in the U.S. doesn’t just reflect upon us as
“I have come to appreciate that what
is true for me and my husband is
true in some sense for all Jews.
Because we are Jews,
all of us are ambassadors–all of us
represent the Jewish State.
individuals but upon the people of Israel as a whole.
”What’s more, during my time here in the U.S., I have come
to appreciate that what is true for me and my husband is true
in some sense for all Jews. Because we are Jews, all of us are
ambassadors – all of us represent the Jewish State. Whether
you are a school girl playing at a local park, a mother shop-
ping in the grocery store, or a wife standing next to her hus-
band in the halls of the White House, the way you
behave can affect people’s opinions not just of Jews but also
of Israel – opinions that can make a difference many years
later.
I’ll give you an example: About a year ago, my husband
met with a member of Congress who had immigrated to the
U.S. as a child and who is a strong supporter of Israel. He told
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