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Jewish music icon Avi Perets was back for a second year running as the headline concert for the annual summer program run by the Queens Jewish Community Council entitled "Jewish Music Under The Stars." Once again Cunningham Park hosted a few hundred Queens residents this past Wednesday evening, August 21. Participants joined the festive atmosphere and enjoyed the classic tunes of the veteran Mizrachi musician along with his band, including Perets' longtime keyboardist Ouri Bitan, Yosef Karavani on the guitar, and a fantastic drummer. The free program included an array of classic and contemporary Jewish songs.

In the complex, ever-shifting landscape of New York politics, few candidates embody the confluence of experience, resilience, and deep community ties like Thomas Sullivan. As he makes his second bid for the New York State Assembly in District 23, which covers the southern reaches of Queens and the Rockaways, Sullivan is both a familiar face and a determined challenger, intent on addressing the critical issues that affect his constituents.

This past Sunday, Chazaq’s Pickleball Tournament transformed Queens College into a vibrant hub of sporting excitement and community spirit. Following the success of the Chazaq Basketball Tournament held in June, this event proved to be another resounding success, attracting over 15 competitive teams and a lively crowd of spectators.

Highly selective fellowships offer unique leadership development opportunities and generous merit scholarships to help students develop their singular talents in a spirit of community, collaboration and friendship.

Yeshiva University High School for Boys, MTA, is thrilled to welcome several new rebbeim to its already outstanding and dedicated team. Each one brings his own unique teaching style, and all are excited to meet their new talmidim next week!

In Tehillim, Psalm 27, David HaMelech beseeches, “Let me dwell in the House of Hashem all the days of my life, behold the pleasantness of Hashem, and to visit in His Sanctuary.” How can David HaMelech live somewhere permanently and yet merely be a visitor? Rabbi Zvi Sobolofksy explains that David HaMelech is asking Hashem to help him always have the excitement of a first-time experience when he serves Hashem. David HaMelech desires to be a dweller all of his days but yet never lose the passion of a visitor.