R' Moshe Wieser Hosted Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez & Community Leaders To Discuss Important Issues

How I do this? He always tells me that I know his mother longer than a lot of people. She used to be my customer at the store. And I can tell you it was election day, last election day, I actually saw Eric taking his mother wheelchair to take his mother to the election booth. This is This is so special a person he is. You know, maybe he didn't get a Didn't get a nurse. Didn't get a doctor. He went himself to take his mother. Listen, I know he's very close to his mother. He's there almost every day. I know he took some time away from it today. Usually he goes to his mother. No longer said, I'll tell you I was I was 2 weeks ago in Belgium with a largest laser in the biggest diamond in the world. And now he asked me a question, "Are you still doing your things?" I said, "Yes." He mentioned it. "I would like to give you a blessing for Eric Gonzalez. Who is that person?" A person of good Jewish faith in the community. Tries to help out. Tries to make amends. I want to give him a blessing. He's trying a lot of good things which we like to mention right right now. She's giving an opportunity to serve him. She do it without a headache. He said, "Tell him keep doing it that way. He will be and he will be successful." Same time, I gave a piece of paper with David's name, his wife, all his children. One mistake he didn't give me is his father's name and he didn't give me the mother's names. I called him there. He asked, "Who is this person?" David is the right hand man. He could see attorney. He's a good man. He would stop. He just said these words to tell me. "If you give me his name or you must give me a blessing." So, you know, good blessing for whatever he said. I wish you luck him and his family. I remember these words. I was shocked when he told it to me. It's a good blessing. At the moment I consider myself among the friends I've known everyone in this room a long time. Um you know, my work as district attorney is work that means a lot to me because public safety is everything. If we're not safe um we're not free. We're not free to live our lives in meaningful ways. You're not free uh for your family to do the things that they need to do. You're not free to worship the way you want to worship. Public safety is everything. And fairness is everything. You know, whether it be from in the Torah in the Bible, the concept of justice in is so critical to mankind. Um and you know, in this room when something happens and all of you're leaders and I'm grateful for you to come out to say hello to me today, to talk about concerns you may need to Um but when things happen to people in your community I see the pain that each and every person in this room feels about it so personal. And because I care about the people in this room so much, your pain comes on to me. I feel it personally. I feel when there's something that's happening um that's unjust and hurtful um then it hurts me. It It makes me concerned. And I think that is very different um than maybe what you've had, you know, in this community before with your your your elected leaders. I know I want to host I want to thank >> host Moses. Not only he's available for today, but every day. It [cough] means a lot. [clears throat] I just want to say that the DA fortunately allowed that you were many other DAs in the state. But [clears throat] this is the DA. Not only you kept his promises when you ran for office, every promise was kept. He announced the open door policies especially before the holiday. Made sure we come in, discuss with the DAs, with the chiefs. And it's not about you. It's not about me. It's about us. It's about the community. We treat everyone equally, rightfully, and justly. So, thank you, DA. And thank you, David, for being always available, a great friend to the community. I want to conclude. It says in the in the Talmud, which we all have rabbis over here. It says you save one life is like saving the world. You're saving many lives. You give a chance to other people a second chance. Thank you for your great work every day. Thank you. >> [applause] >> I want to I want to introduce you to his friends of A