Community Corner

As costs continue to soar due to global inflation, Met Council has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure that the Jewish organization can provide free food to the more than 300,000 Jews who rely on the organization’s free food distributions for Passover across the tri-state area.

North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) is taking its Torah learning — and teaching — to a new level. With its inaugural Kollel/Midrasha Fellowship, the school will provide a setting for eight Torah scholars to spend a year studying in the NSHA Beit Midrash, teaching Judaic Studies classes, and learning individually and in small groups with students, while gaining pedagogical experience.

The Coalition for Jewish Values, representing over 2,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis in matters of public policy, called for Congressional support for the Define to Defeat Act of 2024, proposed by Congressman Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY). This bill requires that when referring to anti-Semitism, the Federal government use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, along with its contemporary examples.

YU Global, a leading online career development arm of Yeshiva University, is excited to announce its spring courses. With a special focus on skill-based certificates for recent college graduates who will be seeking employment, YU Global is committed to providing accessible, high-quality education that bridges the gap between academic knowledge and real-world career skills.

On Monday, April 15, Assemblymember David Weprin sponsored a resolution to commemorate the anniversary celebration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s 122^nd birthday. The resolution calls for 122 days of education in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who served over 45 years of dedicated leadership.

Between Fort Lauderdale and Tel Aviv

On Monday, EL AL Israel Airlines operated its inaugural flight on its 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Ft. Lauderdale to Tel Aviv. This new, non-stop service between Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport and Tel Aviv, brings the weekly South Florida schedule to seven flights, just in time for Passover and the busy summer travel season.