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It was a murder that shocked a family and the community: Dr. Daniel Malakov was shot dead in Rego Park on October 28, 2007, while expecting to hand his four-year-old daughter Michelle to his ex-wife, Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova. She hired her uncle, Mikhail Mallayev, to shoot her ex-husband. Both were convicted and are currently serving life sentences in prison.

The Torah instructs us to count the days from Pesach to Shavuot – a practice known as S’firas HaOmer. But this isn’t just a countdown; it’s a build-up. We count to link two defining moments in our history: the Exodus from Egypt and the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Queens Jewish Center marked the solemnness of Israel’s Memorial Day with tempered joy for Israel’s Independence Day, hosting about 70 people on April 30.

A child Holocaust survivor, who did not know she was Jewish – nor did the family hiding her – was the keynote speaker at the Yom HaShoah program at the Young Israel of Forest Hills on Wednesday, April 23. Around 45 attendees listened attentively.

It was an extraordinary evening and a true display of unity when the Emet JBoard hosted its first challah bake on April 24. Held at the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates, the room was literally overflowing with over 200 young women from St. John’s University, Queens College, Adelphi University, NYIT, and other campuses.

There has been much discussion and confusion surrounding the World Zionist Organization (WZO) and Eretz HaKodesh’s role within it. To help clarify things, we’ve put together a few key points.