Imagine what it was like to be among the first IDF soldiers to march into Gaza after October 7. On Wednesday night, November 26, the community gathered at the Young Israel of Queens Valley to hear an incredibly inspiring firsthand account of that experience from Yosef Green, an IDF soldier who bravely fought on behalf of Eretz Yisrael and klal Yisrael for the past two years, and his wife, Batsheva, who courageously held down the home front. The program, hosted by Chazaq and the Queens Jewish Link, left everyone awestruck and grateful for the courage of this young couple.

On Tuesday evening, December 9, the Navigating the Medical System Lecture Series featured a virtual lecture on exercise for adults 65 and older, hosted by Congregation Etz Chaim. Mel Breite, MD, welcomed everyone and introduced the speaker, Ryan King, a physical therapist at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital Outpatient, Specialty: Lymphedema.

On Sunday evening, December 7, Rabbi Zalman Deutscher, dean and founder of Yeshiva Primary, and Rabbi Avner Yusupov, executive director, greeted attendees at the Netzach Community Center for the Yeshiva Primary class reunion of 2002-2006. The Netzach Center was founded by Yeshiva Primary alumnus Rabbi Yaakov Babachanov.