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This week’s Parshas Chukas–Balak moves from deep emunah to clear reminders about the power of words and perspective.

In a world that often fixates on what is broken in our lives, the beis midrash at Hashevaynu in Kew Gardens Hills offered a different perspective on Sunday evening, June 7: No situation is beyond repair.

The Jerusalem Post’s annual New York Gala and Conference drew an extraordinary cross-section of Israeli and American leadership, bringing together senior government officials, diplomats, business executives, philanthropists, media personalities, and community advocates for two days of discussion focused on Israel’s future, security, innovation, and the enduring relationship between Israel and the United States.

The Chazaq Third Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament was a tremendous success, featuring 24 competitive teams and a day filled with basketball, family fun, and inspiration.

For years, the area beneath the Lower Montauk trestle near Babbage and Bessemer Streets in Richmond Hill was a place people hurried past, if they ventured through at all.

At the beginning of Parshas Korach, Korach and his followers challenge Moshe and Aharon, arguing that everyone in Klal Yisrael is equally holy and that leadership should therefore not be centralized. Moshe responds with tremendous humility and brings the matter directly before Hashem, showing that real leadership is not about power or status, but about being chosen for a mission.