Community Corner

The indelible melody of “Thank You, Hashem,” made famous by Queens-born Jewish singing sensation Joey Newcomb, rang through the air as the sun shined brightly this past Thursday morning just off the corner of 72^nd Avenue and Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills for the socially distanced grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Lev Aharon Community Food Pantry, the brainchild of Rabbi Yaniv Meirov, CEO of the Chazaq Organization.

The real estate company Property Club released a report naming 15 Queens communities in their list of the 50 most affordable localities in New York City. Briarwood, Kew Gardens, and Kew Gardens Hills were all on the list as some of the most affordable areas in the borough. Kew Gardens and Kew Gardens Hills took the fourth and fifth place within the borough, and 12^th and 13^th citywide. Queens can now brag that it is home to the third-most affordable neighborhoods in one of the nation’s most expensive cities.

Newly named center will promote long-term student success in jobs and careers

Dr. Ari Berman, Yeshiva University president, announced this week that Drs. Felix and Miriam Glaubach have donated $10 million to support the work of the Yeshiva University Career Center, which will be renamed The Shevet Glaubach Center for Career Strategy and Professional Development.

Yes, it has already been a year. The Kansas City Chiefs are back to defend their title in Super Bowl 55 as they face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In a year of firsts, the Bucs will battle it out for the Lombardi Trophy in their very own Raymond James Stadium. The incredible quarterback Tom Brady will make his tenth Super Bowl appearance as he takes on Patrick Mahomes, a force to be reckoned on the Chiefs.

The women’s division of Emet Outreach has expanded its growing list of learning programs with an invigorating new morning initiative. Offered at the Emet Center from Monday through Thursday, “Dunkin’ Torah” provides a weekly dose of chavrusa-style learning in which students get an infusion of Torah (plus caffeine). Geared towards Emet students from beginner to advanced, the program has the flexibility to attract college students, young professionals, and married women. As the popular tagline says “America Runs on Dunkin’” – but Emet women “Run on Torah.”

Chazal tell us that spiritual growth does not happen in leaps and bounds. The real battle, the choice between truth and falsehood, life and death, happens in the smallest possible steps – teeny, tiny, micro-movements, not miles.