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 On Motza’ei Shabbat, February 29, almost 800 parents, community leaders, faculty members, family, and friends gathered to celebrate the 79^thAnniversary Dinner of Yeshiva of Central Queens at the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation. It was an evening celebrating a distinguished group of honorees.

In Parshas Ki Sisa, Moshe Rabbeinu comes down from Har Sinai, after spending the last 40 days and nights dwelling in the presence of Hashem, carrying the Luchos – only to be confronted by the sight of the people who had been waiting below – that they had constructed a Golden Calf. As it states, “It happened as he drew near the camp, and he saw the calf and the dancers, that Moses’ anger burned. And he threw down the tablets from his hands, and shattered them at the bottom of the mountain. He took the calf that they had made, and he burned it in fire. He ground it into a fine powder, and strewed it in the water. And he made the Children of Israel drink from it” (Sh’mos 32:19).

Event helped local houses of worship (synagogues, churches, mosques, temples) and nonprofit institutions learn about the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and how to apply for funding; grants are used to improve safety and security of facilities

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

Eliezer Yitzchak ben Shifrah

Chaverim of Queens, founded in memory of world-renowned philanthropist Mr. Jack Friedman a”h, started with just 10 volunteers. That was over 10 years ago, when calls were dispatched to volunteers via beepers. Today, Chaverim of Queens has over 100 volunteers who respond to calls rapidly via an app. The acts of chesed that the volunteers of Chaverim do on a daily basis do not go unnoticed by those who have benefited from the assistance provided.