Susie Garber

On Tuesday evening, May 28, a large number of community supporters gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ari and Devorah Hoch to support Shuvu.

On Monday, May 1, community members gathered at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills for their annual Yom HaShoah program. Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg, rav of Congregation Etz Chaim, led T’hilim and spoke briefly about the recent shooting at the Chabad of Poway. He shared that we learn multiple lessons from Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein. Each of us, in our own lives, will have our own moment of kiddush Hashem. We hope it will be though living and setting an example. “I pray that we are inspired by the survivors; and I hope that when we will be called upon to sanctify G-d’s name, it will be through living.”

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Yeshiva Kesser Torah needs our help. Sadly, the Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Elyakim Getzel Rosenblatt zt”l, was niftar before Pesach and the Rebbetzin is bravely carrying on the work of her husband. Now the Yeshiva needs the community’s help in order to continue the work of the Rosh HaYeshiva.

When we come out of Yom Tov, we should feel that we are on a higher spiritual level – different from when the Yom Tov began. We were fortunate to have so many beautiful shiurim about Pesach presented to our community that helped us all to grow spiritually. Reviewing the important lessons of Pesach now is a perfect time to help us carry them into the rest of the year.

In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, the Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center hosted a special program for their residents on Monday, May 1, at their facility. Rabbi Zavel Perlman, Rabbi at Margaret Tietz, and Rabbi Yossi Blesofsky, the Director of Chabad Lubavitch of Northeast Queens, each spoke at the beginning of the program.

On Monday evening, April 8, the Bukharian Jewish Congregation of Briarwood, along with Chazaq, hosted a shiur with Rabbi Aharon Walkin, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva Gedola Beis Nosson Meir of Queens, the Chazaq kollel.