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Met Council is opening the list for their 100% affordable senior housing at one of their beautiful buildings in Canarsie’s “Council Towers Village.” Seniors will now be able to apply for this super-affordable 122-unit, 12 story building with exceptional amenities including a laundry room, community room, park-esque grounds with gardens and 24 hour building and security staff and pay very low rents.

Rav Dessler brings a mashal about the spiritual progress and development of a tzadik versus a baal t’shuvah. The tzadik advances in his service of Hashem bit by bit, like climbing the rungs of a ladder. The baal t’shuvah, on the other hand, is like a cripple who doesn’t have the arms and legs with which to climb. From his lowly place, watching the raging waters rise up from below, he cries out for help. At that point, Hashem comes and raises him up to great heights.

 

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar leads a district that includes nearby areas including Forest Park, Glendale, Liberty Park, and Woodhaven. Her eagerness to bring more services to her constituents led the Assembly Member to take a detailed tour of the Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation facility last Tuesday, where she was deeply impressed with the level of care given to residents.