Community Corner

On June 24, Mayor Bill de Blasio postponed the 2020 TCS New York City Marathon, which was set to take place this Sunday, November 1, marking its 50^th event. The 50^th running of the TCS New York City Marathon will now take place on November 7, 2021. New York Road Runners (NYRR) would not allow the world’s largest marathon, with 53,640 finishes last year, to go on this year due to coronavirus-related health and safety concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers, staff, and the many partners and communities that support the event.

When we are faced with sorrows, we call out and turn to Hashem and His Torah, as David HaMelech stated, “Tzarah v’yagon emtza u’v’sheim Hashem ekra–I will find troubles and sorrows, and I will call out in Hashem’s name” (T’hilim 117:13).  When everything is going well, it is easy to turn to Hashem and thank Him for His goodness.  The real test comes when we run into rough waters.  How we do react to yisurin – life’s difficulties?  We turn straight to Hashem!

Activist Dr. Paul Brody, a practicing dermatologist from Great Neck, who grew up in Kew Gardens Hills, has launched a campaign entitled “Jewish Democrats for Trump - It’s Incumbent Upon Us To Keep The Incumbent! A Man of Action: He Ain’t ‘Biden’ His Time!” (Artwork of placard by graphic artist neighbor, friend, and staunch Trump supporter Orly Steinberg)

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Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.

We are all looking forward with great anticipation to the annual Erna Lindenfeld Hachnosas Kallah Tea to be held on Tuesday evening, November 10, at 8:30 pm. The Tea has been a Queens hallmark event for decades, providing our community with the opportunity to give tz’dakah to a most worthy local cause while enjoying a delicious buffet, heartfelt speeches, an entertaining play starring local actresses and musicians, and an incredible raffle selection.

On a recent Thursday afternoon, the Boulevard ALP Assisted Living facility in Fresh Meadows hosted a touching ceremony for a special resident, World War II veteran Irving Goldstein, who will celebrate his milestone centenarian birthday at the end of the year.