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As the new school year approaches, Chazaq has once again dedicated the summer months to encourage parents of public school students to make the transition to a yeshivah education. In response to the increasing demand, Chazaq’s office phones have been ringing off the hook with parents seeking guidance on making this life-changing change.

In their continuing effort to engage with leadership, Chazaq, the Queens-based organization dedicated to supporting the Jewish community, arranged a meeting with Ofir Akunis, the Consul General of Israel in New York. The focus of our discussions was particularly pressing: the challenges facing Jews in a post 10/7 world.  Special emphasis was placed on Jewish students on America’s college campuses, with a spotlight on Columbia University.

Linda Spiegel, Director Public Affairs at Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica Hills, works ever so diligently to offer residents of the 200-bed facility a relaxing and engaging journey back to full health. The Young Israel of Forest Hills Senior League has been a longtime partner of Tietz ever since it snagged the coveted Vaad Harabonim of Queens hashgachah back in September of 2008. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, league members, headed by their program Director Raya Harris, visited the five-star community-focused facility for an important tour.

Synagogues across Long Beach and Lido Beach joined together to honor the brave officers of the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) and Nassau County Police Department. This year’s event took on new significance amid rising anti-Semitism globally.

David HaMelech teaches us in T’hilim (32:10): “The one who trusts in Hashem, kindness will surround him.” If you put your trust in Hashem, He will shower you with kindness. Chazal assure us that Hashem grants special protection, mercy, and kindness to those who put their absolute trust in Him. Rabbeinu Bachya ben Asher, the Kad HaKemach, wrote: “One who trusts in Gd, he is rewarded by being carried high above affliction – even when it is befitting for such affliction to befall him.”

Love for the Livshitz family was on full display as well over 100 participants turned out despite a pouring rain for Renewal’s living kidney donations informational seminar at the Young Israel of Queens Valley last month. The program was hosted on behalf of Donny Livshitz, who together with his wife Leah (daughter of Kew Gardens Hills longtime residents Avrumie and Malkie Itzkowitz), spent many years in the Kew Gardens Hills community before moving to the Five Towns.