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Rosenthal leads Queens Jewish Community Leaders in hate crime conversation with top city officials

Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal hosted Mayor Adams, NYPD Commissioner Sewell, and other top City officials for a town hall focused on the rise in attacks against Jewish New Yorkers. Joined by Queens Jewish Community leaders from all around the borough, Rosenthal, Adams, and Sewell fielded questions on city and state strategies to tackle the drastic rise in hate-related attacks around NYC. The meeting was held at Shevach High School in Kew Gardens Hills, where students also voiced safety concerns to the panel amid recent crimes in the area.

Over 90% of undergrads at Touro’s Lander Colleges who apply to medical school and 98% who apply to dental school secure spots. As a national leader in medical and health science education, Touro gives its students an edge. From research and shadowing opportunities to medical missions in Thailand and Nepal, test prep and clinical training, Touro offers students every opportunity to realize their dreams of becoming doctors, dentists and other health care professionals.

Hundreds of people celebrated Chanukah outside for nearly three hours in Forest Hills on Sunday, December 18.

A fire and magic show, live music, and elected officials were all part of the Chabad of Forest Hills North’s eighth annual Chanukah party in front of Yellowstone Municipal Park.

Zionist and Israeli songs closed out the last night of Chanukah at Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills on Sunday, December 25. “Mr. Shabbos” and his band played 17 songs, spanning decades of music.

In this week’s parshah, Yosef revealed himself to his brothers after not seeing them for 22 years. The pasuk states: “Vayomer Yosef el echav: ‘Ani Yosef. Ha’od avi chai?’ V’lo yachlu echav laanos oso ki nivhalu mi’panav” – And Yosef said to his brothers: ‘I am Yosef. Is my father still alive?’ But his brothers could not answer him because they were left disconcerted before him (B’reishis 45:3).

A century of family history came full circle on Shabbos Chanukah in Forest Hills. Linking past and present was a sefer Torah that survived transport across continents to its current makom in Queens. The present-day story began three years ago when Rabbi Michael Fuzaylov, who runs Emet Outreach’s Level 2 Men’s Division, and his wife Dina moved their family from Kew Gardens to Forest Hills. Their goal was to open their home to Emet students, many of whom live in the area, for meals and learning on Shabbos and Yom Tov.