Community Corner

Touro College Division of Graduate Studies (DGS) celebrated the achievements of 1,300 graduates from its six schools at the division’s second virtual commencement, held Thursday, June 17.

The Bukharian community shared a joyous l’chaim with mayoral candidate Eric Adams this past Monday evening at the Forest Hills home of Mr. and Mrs. David Koptiev. The venue has been the destination of other influential political get-togethers and seemed most apropos for a formal Adams endorsement.

Yeshivat Tiferet Torah of Monsey, under the leadership of Rabbi Nissan Hakakian, recently held a special siyum masechet. The yeshivah strives to instill the Sephardic heritage in the bachurim. In honor of the occasion, the talmidim put out a kuntris and were awarded a sefer.

Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang followed through on a campaign promise made just last week to residents of the Jewish community of Kew Gardens Hills – to return before Election Day. Yang joined Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, who delivered an endorsement early in the campaign. They began the afternoon greeting passengers at the Kew Gardens subway station and continued onto Kew Gardens Hills, where Yang spoke with community members, heard their concerns, and posed for photos. Yang reaffirmed his commitment to public safety. “Nothing is going to work in our city unless we and our families are safe on our streets and in our neighborhoods.” He vowed to tackle this challenge as his first task in office.

Our Sages say that the Jewish wife and mother is the sole source of blessing in the home (Bava M’tzia 59a). While every member of the family has his or her unique role and responsibility to play, it is the Jewish wife and mother who has the power to not only frame what is happening but write the script. It is she who sets the tone in the home. What her family will become is to a large extent dependent on who she is, what she knows, and where she is going. This is a woman’s strength and the key to shalom bayis.

Agudath Israel of America is applauding the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for outlining measures that will improve efforts to fight against hate crimes and hate incidents, including those perpetrated against the Jewish community.