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The two roshei yeshivah of Yeshivas Mordechai HaTzadik preparing to give out Purim gelt to all the bachurim who came to learn.

On Sunday March 12, Yeshiva University and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) brought together its leading Torah scholars and Roshei Yeshiva for the second annual Yom HaKahal/Day of Learning, spreading wisdom and insight to an audience of 750 Talmidim, alumni and community members.

Purim 2023 at the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates saw the community’s largest and most festive celebration ever! Purim night saw three packed minyanim for Megillah reading for all ages with Rabbi Dr. Dov Lerner presiding in the main sanctuary! An outdoor petting zoo and “Mordechai Pony Ride” sponsored by All My Children Daycare greeted young children as they arrived.

Network Ambassadors Program Leads Campus Visits for Legislators to Foster Awareness of Nonpublic School Education

The Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) and leaders representing Teach NYS, an education advocacy group and division of the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition, recently hosted New York State Senator Leroy Comrie at a visit to the school.

The Chazaq JWave Teens Division Boys has seen unprecedented growth in the observance of mitzvos over the last year. Led by the Director of JWave, Rabbi Avraham Walkin, and the rest of the rabbis on staff, the program has seen an incredible increase in the commitment of its members to living a life in accordance with the Torah’s teachings.