Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community Approaching its 50th anniversary, Laniado Hospital – Sanz Medical Center reflects on five decades...
The New York City Council last Wednesday unanimously passed the Kew Gardens Hills rezoning. The proposed rezoning will allow affected homeowners to expand their homes as their families grow.
Yachad Long Island Events are off to a great start! Over 40 participants, including Yachad members and high school students, joined the fun at Yachad’s Pizza and Parshah on this past Tuesday night. Divrei Torah, parshah games, and of course, lots of amazing pizza were enjoyed by all. For more information and to participate, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Fleetwood Synagogue in Mount Vernon kicked off its campaign to raise funds for a new sefer Torah in style on Sunday, welcoming noted sofer Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman for an informative interactive demonstration of what goes into repairing a sefer Torah.
During the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, Bnei Yisrael take upon themselves to recite Tehillim, because saying Tehillim is a segulah for teshuvah. According to Likutei Moharan II, 73, saying Tehillim is a great way to rouse feelings of awakening toward Hashem.
Elected officials participate in Met Council’s Rosh HaShanah food distribution
for the Jewish poor across the City of New York
The largest free kosher food distribution in America takes place over the course of one month – right here in New York. In preparation for Rosh HaShanah, over 900 community volunteers and 20 elected officials joined the Met Council these past weeks at 82 locations in Queens, Borough Park, Flatbush, Manhattan, and Staten Island to distribute fresh food packages for over 100,000 New Yorkers in need of food for Yom Tov.
Last Monday night, members of the Kew Gardens Hills community gathered at Dr. and Mrs. Sam and Avigayil Straus’ home to benefit PUAH, an invaluable chesed organization.
