Community Corner

Dr. Mel Breite, Founder and Director of the Navigating the Medical System Lecture Series, shared his annual talk on updates and advances in medicine. This is the lecture series’ ninth year and its first year on Zoom. It is hosted by Congregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. Ms. Christina Yoon, Director of Community Outreach Representative and Community Health Initiatives at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, greeted the audience and introduced Dr. Breite.

The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) Monday condemned Rep. Rashida Tlaib after her latest round of anti-Semitic tweets and called on Congressional leaders to denounce her comments.

The Orthodox Union’s (OU) Yachad, the leading organization for individuals with disabilities in the Orthodox community, has launched a support network for siblings of individuals with special needs.

The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) last Thursday strongly praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he announced during a trip to Israel that the United States would classify the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which he called a “cancer,” as anti-Semitic and would “immediately take steps to identify organizations that engage in hateful BDS conduct and withdraw US government support for such groups.”

With children’s emotions and routines becoming a daily victim of the tumult caused by the pandemic, Hidden Sparks, which helps teachers and schools educate struggling learners, has provided six tips for parents to support their children experiencing anxiety during this time.

This past month has seen a constant bustle of activity in Emet Outreach’s Women’s Division. In fact, there have been daily opportunities for beginner to advanced students to fit Torah study into their lives, depending on their varying interests and schedules.