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Forest Hills hub becomes home base for civic engagement and Jewish pride

In a spirited effort to ignite Jewish civic engagement and strengthen communal unity, Jewish Voters Unite (JVU) officially opened its Queens Voter Center on Erev Shavuos, welcoming more than 80 participants into its new Forest Hills storefront. The event marked not just the start of a campaign, but the beginning of a movement deeply rooted in Torah values and community pride.

On Wednesday evening, June 11, at Passaic’s elegant Brookhaven Boutique Event Space, TorahAnytime celebrated its 20th anniversary with an Appreciation Evening recognizing the team behind its mission—those who have brought Torah to every corner of the globe.

When HaGaon HaRav Yitzhak Yosef shlita, former Rishon L’Tzion and son of the legendary Maran HaRav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, landed in the United States last week, it wasn’t part of a speaking tour or rabbinic conference. The Rav had just concluded a scheduled chizuk trip in Italy and planned to return to Eretz Yisrael, when news broke of missile strikes and the sudden closure of Ben Gurion Airport. Without hesitation, he rerouted his journey – not to wait idly in exile, but to bring inspiration to American shores.

On Sunday evening, June 22, Chaverim of Queens & Great Neck hosted its annual Members Appreciation Barbecue, celebrating the tireless dedication of its volunteers and dispatchers.

A century of life – defined by courage, education, and unwavering service – was celebrated with heartfelt warmth at the Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica Hills, as Jack Alkana marked his 100^th birthday. The joyous milestone, observed this past Monday, June 23, honored a man whose legacy continues to inspire all who know him.

This past Sunday, July 6, the Hillcrest community came together in a remarkable display of kavod haTorah as the Manshary family dedicated a new sefer Torah to the Young Israel of Hillcrest in memory of their loved ones, including their grandmother, Tziporah bas Esther a”h, fulfilling a dream she had always hoped would come true.