Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community On Wednesday evening, October 22, community women of all ages gathered at Ohel Simcha for an...
On Monday, August 25, the OU Women’s Division of Israel sponsored a beautiful Rosh Chodesh Elul seminar at the Great Synagogue in Yerushalayim. This writer had the privilege of attending in person.
On Tish’ah B’Av, Sunday, August 3, Lewis and Beth Gray hosted a beautiful shiur in memory of Beth’s dear friend Malkah Naomi bas David Moshe a”h (Malka Dembitzer).
On Sunday, July 27, Bikur Cholim of Queens hosted an event at Congregation Ahavas Yisroel featuring Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker, renowned teacher, popular lecturer, relationship counselor, and staff member of Michlalah Jerusalem College. Mrs. Schoonmaker delivered a beautiful shiur on nosei b’ol im chaveiro – carrying the burden of a friend.
Mr. Jay Jaffe, a former president of the beautiful Congregation Ahavas Yisroel of Kew Gardens Hills and a devoted member of the chevrah kadisha of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, recently shared his moving journey of receiving a life-saving kidney transplant. His story highlights the incredible chesed of organizations like Renewal and Chesed 24/7.
On Sunday evening, August 10, Let’s Get Real with Coach Menachem Bernfeld featured Dr. Binyamin Tepfer, PhD, CSAT, on the topic of trauma healing.
On Sunday night, July 6, Let’s Get Real with Coach Menachem hosted a virtual talk featuring Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, MS, LCPC, and Rivka Slatkin, LSCSW, a husband-and-wife team who counsel couples together.
