Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community Approaching its 50th anniversary, Laniado Hospital – Sanz Medical Center reflects on five decades...
(Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.)
Malkah Esther bas Sarah
Leah Nacha bas Esther Bryna
The 2020 decennial census is closer than you think. A snapshot of the nation is required to make your voice heard in government, regardless of your age, nationality, or ability. With the census count start date inching upon us, the government affairs division of the multifaceted Chazaq Organization took upon itself to coordinate a kickoff luncheon of Queens Jewish leaders to discuss tactics for the NYC Census 2020 agenda. Speakers pinpointed the need to ensure that the community is fully included, as funding and resources are allocated based on the accounted number of residents for healthcare, accessibility services, and more.
HaGaon HaRav Dovid Cohen, Shlita and Many Senior Gedolei Yisrael to Participate
“Our FATHER is making a simcha! This is a simcha of Hashem Yisborach Himself who is saying, ‘chazu banai chavivai - Look at my dear children who forget all their difficulties and immerse themselves in Torah to such an extent that they have taken tests on all of Shas!!’”
Emet Outreach recently held its fourth annual men’s trip to Arizona. Twenty students spent a meaningful week in the sun along with Rabbi Mordechai Kraft, Rabbi Michael Fuzaylov, and Rabbi Yakov Musheyev. Geared towards students who have completed Emet’s Fellowship program and are ready for more advanced learning, the trip was an opportunity for the young men to delve into Torah study while relaxing during winter break.
After the brutal murders in a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, the horrific Chanukah attacks in a rabbi’s home in Monsey, several mass shootings in the nation’s schools, and on the heels of mass shootings in Pittsburgh and Poway synagogues, Assemblymembers Daniel Rosenthal (D-Kew Gardens Hills) and Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) have called upon the New York State Legislature to substantially increase security funding for nonpublic schools in the New York State budget.
Last Friday night, sitting at my Shabbos table with my family and guests, I had no idea that the following Friday night would be a very different, very frightening experience.
