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Connecting the Queens Jewish Community “On Oct. 7, Jewish history called. It has asked us to stand up and stand out as Jews. It has asked us to...
Recap: Hope and Bonnie enjoy Shabbos at the Jacobsons. Rivkah’s favorite brother Avraham is home. Bonnie lets Hope tuck her into bed.
A home is often the primary asset that one wishes to preserve when engaging in long-term care planning. If you have the time to plan in advance, you can evaluate if and to whom you will transfer your homestead. If you decide to transfer, the options are transferring to an irrevocable trust and transferring to an individual or individuals. If you transfer to an “exempt” individual (a spouse, disabled child, child who has resided with you for 2 years or more prior to entering a nursing home, a sibling with equity interest who has resided with you for at least a year), there will be no penalty. If you transfer to someone other than an exempt individual or to an irrevocable trust, Medicaid will impose a period/period of ineligibility if you apply for nursing home Medicaid within 5 years of the transfer.
NEW YORK NEWS
In New York City, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, organized by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), rallied in Times Square, stomping on and burning the Israeli flag, displaying swastikas, and chanting “Palestine will be free” while the fight between Israel and Hamas continued. Counter-protesters supporting Israel were also present, leading to verbal clashes and at least one skirmish near the United Nations compound in Midtown.
Recap: Hope enjoyed a Friday night experience at the Jacobsons. The next day, she had to go to work. She was left in charge of the store. When she went to the back to look for something for a customer, there was the sound of someone entering the store. Later, when Mrs. Bowers came to collect the money from the register, she found the amount didn’t match what the receipt said, and she accused Hope of stealing money.
City officials, led by Mayor Eric Adams, are facing legal challenges as they attempt to modify the Right to Shelter law in New York City, which mandates housing for anyone who requests it. Adams seeks to limit the stay of adult migrants in city-run shelters to just 30 days, arguing that the influx of asylum seekers makes the law unsustainable. Advocacy groups oppose these changes, warning of increased homelessness if the law is altered.
This year’s Sukkos follows the YU Torah To-Go journal that critiques “g’vir culture.” So, if you’re not the type of kosher consumer who’s taking your family on a chartered flight to an exotic Sukkos destination, or an all-inclusive resort where palm trees grow, here are the affordable local sights to visit. Every year, our Chol HaMoed Guide offers perennial favorites with updated exhibit information, along with lesser-known places in the city and nearby.
