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The officers at the New York Police Department have provided an unprecedented level of support and protection throughout the Jewish communities of New York. In Kew Gardens Hills, Mina Kessler and Leah Rabovsky took upon themselves thanking the local officers with some treats from Dunkin’ Donuts at the 107^th police precinct on behalf of the Greater Queens Jewish Community.

An update about Israel not seen in mass media was given by a former long-time member of the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills who made Aliyah last year.

One thousand bulletproof vests and 255 duffel bags of supplies were sent by the Young Israel of Forest Hills to Israeli soldiers.

The Young Professionals Minyan at the shul initiated the drive. They put out a need for assistance using WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and email on Monday, October 9. More than 150 volunteers showed up to assist on October 10.

Rabbi David Katz, Executive Director of the Israel Heritage Foundation, is now on the ground in Eretz Yisrael. Through the IHF War Relief Drive, the group has been able to give out aid to families where a spouse is serving in combat. Rabbi Katz has also distributed aid to families that were forced to flee their homes due to the danger of the war. Some of the funds were passed to an organization that purchases wash machines for internal refugees from southern Israel. These families had been knocking on strangers' doors asking to use their washing machines to wash their families' laundry. Rabbi Katz and his team mobilized to provide these families with washing machines and laundry detergent.

Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato arranged an urgent school safety

BIRTHS

Hillel and Shana Adler on the birth of a son, Moshe Elazar (Ethan Michael). Mazal tov to the grandparents, Yitzchok and Leslie Adler, and Paul and Shelli Kuflik. Mazal tov to the great-grandmother, Charlotte Dachs.