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The Queens Jewish Link and Bukharian Jewish Link have been very fortunate to have Shabsie Saphirstein work on our teams. Three weeks ago, many of our readers were alerted that Shabsie was in a serious car accident in the Catskills. The request for t’filos and T’hilim went viral through WhatsApp and other media, leading many to pray for Shabsie’s recovery, including those who are not often accustomed to joining such chats.

After another school year of amazing teen programming, Chazaq is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated summer programming for its Jwave Boys and Jwave Girls teen programs. Packed with a variety of engaging activities, daily classes, exhilarating fellowship trips, and meaningful Shabbatons, this summer promises to be a transformative experience for all participants.

Hundreds of Jews from the 20 Chabad Houses throughout the Borough of Queens came together for an evening of inspiration and connection.

At the recent Kew Gardens Synagogue dinner held in their honor, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Aryeh Sokoloff were presented with a Congressional Proclamation from the office of Rep. Grace Meng.

Readers of the Queens Jewish Link know that Shmuel Sackett is a good writer. Those who attended his Wednesday, June 21, talk at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (or who will view the video recording at a later date) also know that he is an excellent and humorous speaker. He began his talk, “What Every American Jew Needs to Know,” with some memories of Kew Gardens Hills and the Young Israel. He then made the shocking announcement that he wanted people to “close their pockets and open their minds” and would thus not be asking for or accepting any donations for his organization, the Am Yisrael Chai Foundation, that night.