Community Corner

Mrs. Aliza Goldstein’s class hosted an outstanding lemonade stand for the community to support IVDU LI. The students shopped for all the ingredients, picking out snacks that others would enjoy, and getting lessons on how to pick the juiciest lemon. They then squeezed the lemons to make the lemonade, followed a recipe to create the deliciously refreshing lemonade that they then sold.

Charitable grants will provide food to the hungry, send children affected by COVID-19 to summer camp, and create a therapy center

Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) of New York, the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, approved nearly $700,000 in charitable grants to Jewish charities through its endowment, the JCF Special Gifts Fund.

In Sefer T’hilim (35:1-3), David HaMelech cries out: “Hashem, strive with those who strive against me, battle my foes. Grasp a shield and encircling armor, and rise to my assistance. And arm Yourself with a spear and bar the way before my pursuers; say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation.’”

Graduating from medical school is no small feat, and neither is being a mother. Alexandra Friedman, who excelled at both, just graduated from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM). Her husband, Yosef, and her 10 young children celebrated her accomplishments by her side.

Kiddush Hashem in Aftermath of Visit of Rav Dovid Hofstedter to Capitol Hill

“We need to stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers. Thank you, Rabbi Hofstedter and Dirshu for taking the mission to Washington!” This sentence was tweeted by former Governor of Arkansas and Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee last week. What was the story behind this tweet?

This past Wednesday night, over 200 participants tuned in live to a special town hall for the Far Rockaway and Five Towns communities to learn more about COVID-19 vaccines. The event was co-hosted by a coalition of local organizations including Bikur Cholim of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns, Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County, JCCRP, and JOWMA.