Community Corner

The Super Bowl is back, which means another year of Chazaq’s Halftime for Torah programming. When halftime rolls around, the Jewish world is encouraged to join an inspirational roster of speakers during the Chazaq Halftime for Torah program! This Sunday, February 8, immerse yourself in an inspiring intermission of dynamic speakers. Tune in to hear the awe-inspiring words of Rabbi Yoel Gold, Rabbi Gavriel Friedman, Rabbi Paysach Krohn, and Mr. Harry Rothenberg, Esq.

Parshas Yisro teaches a y’sod in avodas haT’filah. Before Matan Torah, Hashem tells Moshe, “Hineni ba eilecha b’av he’anan” – that Hashem will appear in a thick cloud (Sh’mos 19:9). Rashi explains that the cloud was not meant to distance klal Yisrael, but to prepare them for Kabbalas HaTorah.

On Tu BiShvat, February 1, 2026, the ballroom of Young Israel of Forest Hills hosted a siyum celebrating the completion of 1,000 chapters of Mishneh Torah by the Tiffereth Shalom Minyan (TSM). The minyan, named in memory of guest speaker Rabbi Yaniv Meirov’s grandfather, has become a center of daily Rambam study in the Forest Hills neighborhood.

On Tuesday afternoon, January 27, in Forest Hills, as snow from the weekend storm still blanketed the sidewalks and curbs, a routine walk to work turned into a violent anti-Semitic assault – and a powerful example of resolve and communal action in Queens.

The Knesset is Israel’s unicameral parliament and legislature, located in the capital, Yerushalayim.

Marking a major milestone in a transformative scholarship initiative, Yeshiva University has named the first cohort of Scholars to the Heller Center for Academic Excellence and Jewish Values—exceptional students selected across the current undergraduate class—who exemplify strong academic achievement grounded in Torah values. Each scholar will receive $10,000 annually, providing meaningful support as they pursue demanding coursework and lives of leadership, growth and purpose. The Heller family’s commitment to establishing a foundational endowment anchors this initiative, ensuring its longevity and advancing YU’s mission of integrating intellectual rigor with Torah-centered education.