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After another school year of amazing teen programming, Chazaq is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated summer programming for its Jwave Boys and Jwave Girls teen programs. Packed with a variety of engaging activities, daily classes, exhilarating fellowship trips, and meaningful Shabbatons, this summer promises to be a transformative experience for all participants.

The start of Camp Kaylie this year was nothing short of amazing. As the campers arrived at camp for Summer 2023, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation. Little did they know that an incredible surprise awaited them. Just a few days into the summer, they were honored to welcome four revered g’dolei Yisrael, renowned Jewish leaders: Rav Dovid Cohen, Rav Avrohom Eisen, Rav Reuven Feinstein, and the Nikolsburg Rebbe – Rav Mordechai Jungreis. Their presence brought an aura of holiness and inspiration that permeated the air, creating an atmosphere charged with spirituality and growth.

Hundreds of Jews from the 20 Chabad Houses throughout the Borough of Queens came together for an evening of inspiration and connection.

School may be out, but the Emet Leaders Fellowship for college students is in full swing. The summer semester debuted recently at Congregation Beth El in Fresh Meadows. Participants enjoyed dinner followed by a group presentation, and then everyone broke into smaller groups for discussions.

Readers of the Queens Jewish Link know that Shmuel Sackett is a good writer. Those who attended his Wednesday, June 21, talk at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (or who will view the video recording at a later date) also know that he is an excellent and humorous speaker. He began his talk, “What Every American Jew Needs to Know,” with some memories of Kew Gardens Hills and the Young Israel. He then made the shocking announcement that he wanted people to “close their pockets and open their minds” and would thus not be asking for or accepting any donations for his organization, the Am Yisrael Chai Foundation, that night.

Samantha Joseph, Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, recently addressed over 200 national Jewish communal stakeholders. The event, hosted by the Met Council and co-hosted by the UJA Federation of New York and the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), focused on the USDA’s role in the White House’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism - specifically around securing more kosher food for pantries across America.