Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
For 34 Emet students traveling through Poland and Vienna this summer, Jewish history was no longer something to study from a distance. They stood in places where vibrant Jewish communities once flourished, walked through sites of unimaginable loss, and heard stories of faith and resilience that made the past feel deeply personal.
By the time lunch began on the second day of Rosh HaShanah at the Fuzaylov home in Forest Hills, the guest list had taken on a life of its own. Young men kept arriving, chairs were added, furniture was moved, and more food was quickly prepared. In the end, 24 Emet students gathered around the tables. For Rabbi Michael Fuzaylov, Emet’s Level Two Men’s Director, and his wife, Dina, a house filled with students is hardly unusual. Nearly every Shabbos and Yom Tov throughout the year, their home becomes a gathering place for Emet students and alumni who come to daven, share meals, learn, reconnect with friends, and simply spend time in a warm Jewish environment.
As we approach Sukkos, there is a beautiful message in the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah.
Khal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens marked a significant milestone this Labor Day with its 160th Legal Holiday Yarchei Kallah Shiur, continuing a Torah-learning tradition initiated by R’ Aaron Cyperstein in 2006. Created to transform days off from work into opportunities for meaningful limud haTorah, the program has now reached 160 shiurim over the course of two decades.
Many new, innovative programs and courses are scheduled for the fall
In its latest college guide, for 2027, the respected Princeton Review has named Queens College a Best College – a national honor extended for the 35th year in a row. It also named Queens a Best Regional College–Northeast. The Princeton Review, which offers test preparation, tutoring, and other educational services, issues annual college rankings that students rely on in choosing the schools they wish to attend.
On Wednesday, September 2, I had the privilege of attending a shiur delivered by Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider, editor of Torah Tidbits, author, and speaker, at Beit Knesset HaNassi in Yerushalayim.
