It is as if all these fictional characters have taken to heart the haunting words of Hillel: “If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?”

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Rabbi Simcha Weinstein
Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, an internationally known best-selling author whose first book, "Up, Up and Oy Vey!" received the Benjamin Franklin Award, has been profiled in leading publications including The New York Times, The Miami Herald and The London Guardian. He was recently voted New York’s Hippest Rabbi by PBS Channel 13. He chairs the Religious Affairs Committee at Pratt Institute. His forthcoming book is “The Case for Children: Why Parenthood Makes Your World Better.”