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Queens is getting ready to light up the night as the annual Chanukah celebration returns to Cunningham Park for its seventh straight year — and organizers say this will be the biggest one yet.

Four synagogues held their Chanukah parties in Forest Hills and Rego Park: Congregation Havurat Yisrael, Chabad of Forest Hills South, Chabad of Rego Park, and Chabad of Forest Hills North (see article).

In December 2021, our family was privileged to be allowed to enter Eretz Yisrael – despite extremely restrictive rules due to Covid-19 – to celebrate the wedding of our daughter Dana Aderet to Ben Glass of London, whom she met after both had made aliyah and currently reside in Baka, Yerushalayim, with our beautiful Sabra granddaughter, Eliana, named for my beloved mother, Bea Brody z”l.

Not the murder of his cousin by terrorists in Australia, the bitter cold, nor ice on the ground stopped Rabbi Mendy Hecht of Chabad of Forest Hills North from celebrating the first night of Chanukah with more than 150 people.

This past Motza’ei Shabbos, December 13, Chazaq proudly hosted its Second Annual Bowling Tournament at Woodmere Lanes, bringing together 20 teams and more than 150 players for an exciting night of competition, camaraderie, and community spirit. The bowling alley was filled to maximum capacity as families, friends, and supporters gathered to cheer on participants and enjoy this special event supporting Chazaq.

The parshah opens with “Vayigash eilav Yehudah.” Rashi, citing Chazal, explains that Yehudah approached Yosef prepared for t’filah, dialogue, and even confrontation. Yehudah was not acting impulsively; he was stepping forward because he had accepted full achrayus for Binyamin – “anochi e’ervenu.”