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Simchat Torah is more than the conclusion of one Torah reading cycle and the start of another. It is an invitation to revisit and rethink familiar teachings with a fresh perspective, a reminder that each year offers a chance to approach the text—and our lives—with renewed curiosity and openness, ready to begin again.

 Alfons Sperber was only 11 years old when the Nazis marched into Vienna in September 1938, upending his family’s life and the lives of his Jewish neighbors. Great-grandson Eli Siesser was also 11 years old when he first interviewed Papa for his fifth-grade immigration project at Yavneh Academy. Now 97 and a member of the Young Israel of Hillcrest, Sperber shared: “I am so grateful that my story was recorded so that my grandchildren and great-grandchildren can learn from it. I want them to know that in my darkest moments, my faith kept me hanging on. G-d was at my side, protecting me at every turn.”

Great Neck activists husband and wife duo Drora Brody, left, and Dr. Paul Brody, President, Long Island Region, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA); and Stuart Verstandig, immediate past President, Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (YIKGH), were amongst the attendees at the “Stand Together: Unity, Strength, Resilience” rally at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, held this past Sunday, November 10.

Jews using their wits and moral courage during the Holocaust was the focus of the Kristallnacht remembrance at Congregation Machane Chodosh on Thursday, November 7.

The Queens Jewish Link is proud to welcome the newest officers to the 107^th police precinct in Kew Gardens Hills! “The incoming group looks forward to learning our community and serving its residents,” noted Capt. Mo Tsang, 107 Commanding Officer, pictured third from right. Good luck and be safe!

There is an important characteristic in Judaism called hakaras ha’tov, being grateful. Every Yid must develop an awareness and a mindset that recognizes all the good that one receives and appropriately thank the Giver/giver. One of the ways in which we demonstrate our thanks to Hashem is by reciting Psalm 100 – Mizmor L’Sodah – in our weekday morning prayer service.