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Rosh Chodesh Nisan begins on Motza’ei Shabbos. Another name for the month of Nisan is “Chodesh HaAviv” – the month of Spring. The word Aviv can be separated into two words, Av Yud-Beis: the father of all twelve [months]. The month of Nisan is the first month because of its great significance. It reminds us about our miraculous departure from Egypt, which was a clear demonstration of the oneness of G-d and His dominion. Pharaoh worshipped the kid [lamb] and relied on it for his success, counting on the protection of the month of Nisan, which has the astrological sign of the kid. Instead, he was defeated during this month by the Jewish people who offered the Paschal Lamb, using a kid, illustrating that it is Hashem who is the Master of heaven and earth. It is He who controls all, and Whose divine providence shapes our lives. No other entity possesses such all-encompassing power. (Aruch HaShulchan, Orach Chayim 429:1-2)

When an individual dies, the Executor or Administrator (“fiduciary/representative”) of the estate has the responsibility of distributing the assets to the beneficiaries.  The Executor must sift through files to determine what assets the decedent held at the time of death.  With the advent of technology it has become more difficult to get a handle on people’s assets after they die.  Even if the Executor finds an asset, he or she has to access the electronic document with a password. 

US Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations – which has oversight of State Department programs and funds – announced Sunday that she held a virtual meeting with newly appointed Israeli Ambassador to the United States and United Nations Gilad Erdan.

The opportunity for an on-site lesson in state government was canceled last year at the onset of the pandemic. This week, Teach Coalition, a grassroots coalition of Jewish schools organized by the Orthodox Union, had a virtual lobbying day with community leaders, state lawmakers, and nearly 300 students from more than a dozen schools participating in a Zoom meeting to call for funding day schools.

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Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.

The Chazaq Organization and Met Council spent the afternoon of Tuesday, March 16 distributing hundreds of groceries items of the Pesach holiday. The event, held at the recently inaugurated Lev Aharon Community Food Pantry in KGH, attracted a vast array of community leaders and elected officials. Representing Met Council were Benjamin Zaientz and Aron Cyperstein. Other notable attendees included Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, Council Member James Gennaro, Council Member Barry Grodenchik, Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, District Leader Shimi Pelman, City Council Candidate Avi Cyperstein, and Jewish liaison for Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Simon Sebag, among others. Chazaq CEO Rabbi Yaniv Meirov was on hand as well.