Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community New York City announced the first phase of a new universal childcare initiative that will provide free full-day “2-K” seats for two-year-olds, with several southern Queens neighborhoods included in the initial rollout.
Khal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens marked its 77th annual Tu BiShvat mesibah on Sunday evening, February 1, in the Bais Brachah Simcha Hall: a gathering that felt both familiar and deeply meaningful, as generations of mispalelim came together to perpetuate a mesorah their fathers and grandfathers have cherished for decades.
On a frigid Super Bowl Sunday morning, the social hall at the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates (YIJE) filled early despite the cold. The gathering marked QJCC’s 56th year of continuous service to the people of Queens.
Park East Synagogue in Manhattan hosted the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY)’s annual Congressional Breakfast on Monday, February 2, an event that also served as the official launch of the organization’s 50th anniversary year.
On Motza’ei Shabbos, February 7 – with Bryna Greenberg’s yahrzeit approaching the following Tuesday – the social hall at the Young Israel of Queens Valley filled with friends and family who knew her best. For those present, the room carried a quiet sense that Bryna was with them – not only as memory, but as a living influence.
On Wednesday, January 14, Agudath Israel of America led a New York delegation to Washington, DC, for a full day of advocacy meetings on Capitol Hill, bringing Jewish communal concerns directly to members of Congress. The effort was led and organized by Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, Director of New York Government Relations at Agudath Israel of America, whose steady leadership guided the delegation through a packed and purposeful day.
