Susie Garber

On Tuesday Evening, November 15, Navigating the Medical System featured Dr. Kevin Jang, orthopedic surgeon at the NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and assistant professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center, on the topic of common shoulder injuries diagnosis and treatment. The virtual session was hosted by Congregation Etz Chaim.

How needed is the topic that Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker chose for her current virtual series of lectures, titled, Overcoming Anxiety and Sadness: M’nuchas Ha’nefesh and Bitachon.

This writer had the privilege to interview a New York resident who normally visits Sderot for business. He shared his meaningful experience, which took place from Sunday, November 13, until Wednesday, November 15. In those three days, he experienced so many incredibly inspiring stories that can give all of us chizuk.

On Tuesday evening, October 31, Congregation Etz Chaim’s Navigating the Medical System Lecture Series featured a virtual talk with Dr. Mel Breite, Founder and Director of the lecture series. The series is hosted by Congregation Etz Chaim and draws medical experts from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital.

On Wednesday, November 8, Rebbetzin Shira Smiles shared an inspiring virtual musar shiur, which is part of a series of lectures. There will be two more shiurim in this series: on Wednesdays, November 15 and November 22.

On Tuesday night, October 31, community women streamed into the Young Israel of Queens Valley to hear a shiur by Jackie Bitton, well-known speaker, hosted by the Women’s League of the shul.