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This past Sunday, April 24, the membership of Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill’s Pirchei Agudath Israel took a fun-filled trip to Adventureland, courtesy of Project Lead. The Isru Chag adventure included over 40 budding Torah scholars! The boys were asked to help their parents with final Pesach cleanup chores before heading out on their trip. The program was graced with the presence of Rabbi Avrohom Hecht, Director of Project Lead; Aaron Cyperstein, President of Khal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens; Rabbi Moshe Fogel; and Heshy Greenberg. Pirchei is held weekly on Shabbasos at Khal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens.

“Because I fell, I rose up; if I sit in darkness, Hashem will be a light to me” (Michah 7:8).

On Sunday, May 15, Yashar LaChayal will be hosting the Hoops for Heroes Men’s 3x3 Basketball Tournament at Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn. The goal of the tournament is to raise awareness and funds for Yashar LaChayal, while connecting Jews in the US with our chayalim.

Over the last four weeks, Met Council conducted the largest free Passover food distribution in America to ensure over 305,000 Jewish New Yorkers have all the kosher food they need for the upcoming holiday. In partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, Met Council mobilized over 1,186 volunteers and staff to distribute over 2.7 million pounds of food to 191 locations throughout the five boroughs and Westchester.