Shabsie Saphirstein

Spirituality, warmth, Torah, t’filah, and family filled the atmosphere of Hashevaynu in Kew Gardens Hills, this past Wednesday evening, for a special Lag BaOmer farbrengen. The event featured the heartfelt music of Zalman Pollack, with music lighting, and the included photos supplied by Michel Krohn. The energy was electric as the beautiful sounds of music reverberated throughout the neighborhood. Amongst the crowd were the mara d’asra Rabbi Yehuda Zakutinsky and his son Rabbi Avi Zakutinsky, a maggid shiur at the shul.

It is not every day that a tzadik leaves his quarters to venture into other cities. On Sunday evening, May 15, the Mosholu Rebbe of Boro Park joined the Five Towns and Far Rockaway community for a Pesach Sheini tish that emphasized achdus and reconnection, and exuded k’dushah.

National Police Week occurs every May, and is observed at the National Law Enforcement Police Memorial, located at Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C. This year, National Police Week was observed from May 11–17. The National Law Enforcement Museum and associated organizations held ceremonies, including the 34^th Annual Candlelight Vigil, to honor the fallen officers whose names have recently been added to the memorial.

The Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center hosted an annual memorial service for Yom HaShoah this past Thursday, April 28. The Remembrance Day for Jewish Martyrdom and Heroism included the participation of residents, rabbis, elected officials, and survivors of Nazi brutality.

Residents of Kew Gardens Hills can breathe a sigh of relief following an ordeal that has left the community in high tension since late-February/early-March of this year.

The Jewish world was plunged into mourning with the untimely passing of Rav Zecharyah Shimon ben Yitzchak HaKohen (and Tzirel) zt”l – Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein – a world-class orator and educator, early this past Monday morning at the age of 64.