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What does Dirshu do to celebrate the tremendous milestone of completing an entire chelek of Mishnah Berurah during an era of Corona restrictions?

Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern was the third generation of his family to enjoy sermons and the presence of Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt at the Queens Jewish Center. He was the featured speaker at the Sixth Annual Yahrzeit Lecture in Memory of Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt this past Motza’ei Shabbos.

When I was a child my mother used to spin her favorite records for us at home all the time. As a child of the’70s, she loved folk music and played all sorts of records for us. One of her favorites was Simon & Garfunkel. I vividly remember hearing “The Sound of Silence,” “Mrs. Robinson,” and “Scarborough Fair” over and over again. I didn’t understand the lyrics, but I loved the music.

With large in-person Chanukah gatherings being put on hold due to the pandemic, various divisions of the Orthodox Union, the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, have come together to create a centralized online hub with resources to guide community members in celebrating at home throughout the holiday, which will take place December 10 through December 18.

Following up on its initial item distribution event for Jewish school educators last month, Chickens for Shabbos and Chazaq organized a second event on the week of Thanksgiving to support the rebbeim and moros teaching at yeshivos and day schools in Queens.

On Wednesday evening, December 2, Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim – Rabbinical Seminary of America, located at the corner of 76^th Avenue and 147^th Street in Kew Gardens Hills, was privileged to host the 107^th Precinct, Sector D of Kew Gardens Hills, Build the Block Neighborhood Policing and Safety Meeting.