Community Corner

Florida is sometimes called the sixth borough because so many New York City residents go there, especially in the wintertime. NYC-area residents are used to having a lot of cultural and historical places to go to. So here are some things to do in South Florida, north of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

The calm of a Shabbos morning walk to shul in West Hempstead was shattered when the Nassau County Police Department received a bomb threat targeting the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County’s Early Childhood Center. The unsettling events unfolded rapidly, leading to the evacuation and meticulous search of synagogues in the neighborhood. The threat came on both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the day that Congressman Anthony D’Esposito was scheduled to appear at the community’s largest synagogue, the Young Israel of West Hempstead.

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!

The Jwave Teens Division of Chazaq is upping their game with transforming the learning experience by introducing unique daily mentorship learning. Since the beginning of the new school year, teens have engaged in more open discussions, posed tough questions, and delved into topics that resonate with their experiences, all facilitated by Chazaq mentors and friends.

In Parshas Mishpatim, we learn, “Im kesef talveh es ami – When you lend money to My people, to the poor person who is with you, do not act toward him as a creditor/lender; you shall not impose interest upon him” [Sh’mos 22:24]. There is a positive commandment in the Torah to lend money to anyone who needs it.

Rabbi Sholom Ahron Ehrenfeld, a magid shiur at Mesivta Keren Orah in Lakewood, New Jersey, shared an inspiring shiur on Torah Anytime.