Towers of Power: Responding to Tragedy With Generosity

More than 800 clergy mobilized after the 9/11 attacksâ??the largest multifaith chaplaincy effort in United States history. â??I felt compelled to be there, but I had to remember the high holy days were coming,â? recalled Poticha, who has served as rabbi at Temple Sinai of Massapequa since 1998. â??I had to take care of my congregation. On my last night as a responding chaplain, a construction worker gave me a ride home in his truck. It was 4 a.m. The moon was so bright. Looking up, I thought, â??Things are still right in the world.â?? The sun would rise in a few hours, and the moon would set. The organic sequence was still in place.â?