Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community On Sunday evening, March 31, community members gathered at Yeshiva Kesser Torah for a shiur in...
On Motza’ei Shabbos, January 6, Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, well-known speaker and author, shared a meaningful virtual shiur on Pirkei Avos as part of the program “Make Saturday Night Motza’ei Shabbos,” which is hosted by Chazaq.
On Tuesday evening, December 26, community members flocked to The Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills to hear a presentation from Chaviv Friedman, a soldier who is currently fighting in the IDF.
On Sunday evening, December 31, community members gathered at Beth Gavriel Center for a stirring night of inspiration hosted by Chazaq and Beth Gavriel in commemoration of the six-month yahrzeit of Carmela Yakubov’s father, Rafik Ribihav ben Frida, and in memory of those killed in the current war in Israel, for release of the hostages, and for the safety of our soldiers.
“I feel really proud that I had the opportunity to help out at this time of crisis. “Dr. Adam Zeitlin, local physician in Kew Gardens Hills, packed up and rushed to use his skills to help Eretz Yisrael. “We all have a place as a Jewish nation. I wanted to give my hand in a time of need.”
On Sunday evening, December 24, Let’s Get Real with Coach Menachem featured a Zoom shiur with Mordechai Weinberger, LCSW, well-known speaker, author, and the Executive Director of the Serenity Center in Spring Valley, New York. Mr. Weinberger shared that it is part of human dynamics that no matter how close you are to someone, there will be places that you disagree. The question is how do you deal with this discord?
On Sunday evening, December 17, Let’s Get Real With Coach Menachem featured a lecture by psychotherapist Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld, LCSW, on the subject of trauma. Rabbi Rosenfeld is a specialist in addiction, anxiety, and depression.
