Dear Friend,

On Tuesday, February 27th, hundreds of students at Hillel's Spitzer Forum on Social Justice lobbied Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill to continue supporting sanctions on Iran.

Won't you join them?

Click here to tell your Member of Congress to maintain the current economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran!

With Iran in the news, and with the lead up to the Jewish holiday of Purim, I'm struck by the similarities between the story of Purim and the growing crisis in Iran. Iran is modern-day Persia and President Ahmadinejad seems to be like Haman.

* Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism providing weapons for Hezbollah to use against Israel;
* Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has very publicly denied the Holocaust and called for the destruction of Israel; and even more frightening
* Iran is pursuing atomic capability, a key step towards developing nuclear weapons.

With a new Congress and a new UN Secretary General, we must make sure that every new leader - and even some of the older ones - knows that YOU support strong economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran while it threatens peace in the Middle East.

Click here to sign the petition to maintain the current economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran.

On Purim, we honor the heroism of Queen Esther, who found the courage to overcome an enemy who sought the destruction of Jews in Persia. Today, the leader of modern-day Persia, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presents a new challenge to the Jewish community and the world that our leaders must stop.

To ensure that your member of Congress receives your message, Hillel students will deliver this petition to the new Congress at the end of March.

Together, we can stop a modern-day Haman and support peace in the Middle East!

Sincerely,

Keith Krivitzky
Hillel