As you know I write a lot of letters. Many of us have written letters to both Jewish and non-Jewish outlets on various topics over the years. However, in recent years, in response to the alarming rise in anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in America and worldwide, my esteemed rabbi, R’ Luban, urged our shul members to write more letters. Some heeded this call, while others said they were too busy with other activities to write very much. With this, in mind I humbly submit the following thought.

We are all familiar with the proverb “For want of a nail the shoe was lost … for want of a battle the kingdom was lost.” This leads me to a thought that can be applied to current events.

If only 20 people from our shul each wrote just one word a day, that would be seven words a week, or one sentence.

If each one wrote that single sentence a week, that would be four sentences a month, or one paragraph. One paragraph is a respectable short letter.

If each one wrote that one letter, it would amount to 20 letters a month from our shul, which would send a significant message.

If each one wrote that one letter a month, over the course of a year, our shul alone would send 240 letters to designated targets. That would be a barrage that could not be ignored.

If each of the other Orthodox shuls in our community did the same, it would amount to almost 1,700 letters a year.

If all other shuls in our community did the same, it would mean about 2,500 letters a year just from our Highland Park, Edison, East Brunswick community alone. That would be power!

If all communities in New Jersey did the same, and also across America, we would be a very powerful voice.

And all it would take is people writing just one word a day.

Is anyone really too busy to write just one word a day?